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Quarndon
Quarndon is a linear village in the south of the Amber Valley District of Derbyshire, England. It is spread along four minor upland roads, approximately 1 mile north of the Derby suburb of Allestree, two of which lead towards the city. Many tourists throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries visited Quarndon's chalybeate springs within and next to its wellhouse. Many of these also sampled the waters of a geologically related spring in the grounds of its western neighbour, Kedleston Hall, Kedleston Park and Hall, Kedleston – a village with a smaller population due to its few roads and single land-dominating estate which was once its Manorialism, manor. The Viscount Scarsdale, lords of that manor equally held lands here and were significant patrons of the church, the early 19th century free school founded here and funded the construction of the village hall. Amenities Education The Curzon CE (Aided) Primary School is in Quarndon which is mostly funded by the local authori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Paul's Church, Quarndon
St Paul's Church, Quarndon is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Quarndon, Derbyshire. History The old church was entirely replaced between 1872 and 1874 with a new church in the centre of the village to the designs of the architects Giles and Brookhouse of Derby. The old church was sold by Ault and Spreckley, auctioneers on 7 May 1874. The foundation stone was laid on 5 November 1872 by Lady Scarsdale. The church cost £3,500 (), and was built by the contractor Edwin Thompson of Derby from Duffield stone. It was high to the vane, wide and long. The pulpit and lectern were given in memory of the wife of Bishop Henry Cheetham, and the font was the gift of the architects. The new church and churchyard were consecrated on 16 April 1874 by the Bishop of Lichfield, Rt. Revd. George Selwyn. The stained glass window at the east was added in 1890. The clock was installed in 1897 to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at a cost of £80. It was set going in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Henry Royce
Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet (27 March 1863 – 22 April 1933) was an English engineer famous for his designs of car and aeroplane engines with a reputation for reliability and longevity. With Charles Rolls (1877–1910) and Claude Johnson (1864–1926), he founded Rolls-Royce. Rolls-Royce initially focused on large 40–50 horsepower motor cars, the Silver Ghost and its successors. Royce produced his first aero engine shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, and aircraft engines became Rolls-Royce's principal product. Royce's health broke down in 1911, and he was persuaded to leave his factory in the Midlands at Derby and, taking a team of designers, move to the south of England spending winters in the south of France. He died at his home in Sussex in the spring of 1933. Early life Royce was born in Alwalton, Huntingdonshire, near Peterborough on 27 March 1863 to Mary (née King) and James Royce.Reese, pp. 17-22, 24-27 He had four older siblings, Emily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalybeate
Chalybeate () waters, also known as Iron oxide, ferruginous waters, are mineral spring waters containing salts of iron. Name The word ''chalybeate'' is derived from the Latin word for steel, , which follows from the Ancient Greek, Greek word . is the singular form of or Chalybes, who were a people living on Mount Ida in north Asia Minor and who were expert in iron working. ''Ferruginous'' () comes from the Latin word 'of a rusty colour', from 'iron rust', from 'iron'. History Early in the 17th century, chalybeate water was said to have health-giving properties and many people once promoted its qualities. Dudley North, 3rd Baron North, discovered the chalybeate spring at Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells in 1606. Dudley North, 4th Baron North, His eldest son's physician said the waters contained "vitriol" and the waters of Tunbridge Wells could cure: the colic, the melancholy, and the vapours; it made the lean fat, the fat lean; it killed flat worms in the belly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby
Derby ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original county town. As a unitary authority, Derby is administratively independent from Derbyshire County Council. The population of Derby is (). The Romans established the town of Derventio Coritanorum, Derventio, which was later captured by the Anglo-Saxons and then by the Vikings who made one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era and was home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory and it contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the Rail transport in Great Britain, British rail industry. Despite having a Derby Cathedral, cathedral since 1927, Derby did not gain City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Valley
Amber Valley is a local government district with borough status in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber. Its council is based in Ripley. The district covers a semi-rural area lying to the north of the city of Derby. The district contains four main towns whose economy was based on coal mining and remains to some extent influenced by engineering, distribution and manufacturing, holding for instance the headquarters and production site of Thorntons confectionery. The House of Commons constituency of Amber Valley is of smaller scope. The village of Crich and other parts of the district were the setting for ITV drama series '' Peak Practice''. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as one of nine districts within Derbyshire. The new district covered the area of five former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: * Alfreton Urban District * Belper Rural District * Belper Urban District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid Derbyshire
Mid Derbyshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The Member of Parliament has been Jonathan Davies of the Labour Party since the 2024 United Kingdom general election. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years. The previous MP was Pauline Latham, a Conservative, from 2010 until she stood down in 2024. Constituency profile The constituency covers a large area to the north and east of Derby. Residents are slightly wealthier than the UK average. Boundaries 2010–2024 Following their review of parliamentary representation, the Boundary Commission for England created this seat for the 2010 general election. Neighbouring constituencies had consequential boundary changes, with Erewash and Amber Valley the most affected. The constituency was made up of the following electoral wards: *Belper Central; Belper East; Belper North; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allestree
Allestree is a suburb and Ward (politics), ward of the city of Derby, a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, in Derbyshire, England. It is the northernmost ward and is on the A6 road (Great Britain), A6 road, about north of Derby city centre. It is bordered by the district of Amber Valley along its western and northern edges and Borough of Erewash, Erewash in its north-east corner. To the south it borders the ward of Mackworth, Derby, Mackworth and to the east the ward of Darley Abbey. Allestree village was previously part of the Earl of Northumbria's estate before the Norman Conquest, and was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as part of the Markeaton estate. The Allestree estate was acquired by the Mundy family in 1516 and stayed in the family until it was bought by Derby City Council in the early 20th century. The ward now contains the remaining parts of the village of Markeaton and became a parish in its own right in 1864 and was incorporated into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kedleston
Kedleston is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, approximately north-west of Derby. Nearby places include Quarndon, Weston Underwood, Mugginton and Kirk Langley. The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Mackworth, Amber Valley. History Kedleston was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Henry de FerrersHenry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Great Longstone, Wormhill, Duffield and Cowley. and having a mill. It was valued at 20 shillings.''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.749 The name of the village derives from ''Ketel’s tūn,'' the homestead belonging to Ketel, from the Old Norse ''Ketill'' The medieval village was demolished by the Curzons to build Kedleston Hall Kedleston Hall is a neo-classical manor house owned by the National Trust, and seat of the :Curzon family, Curzon family, located near Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestry
A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government of a parish in England, Wales and some English colony, English colonies. At their height, the vestries were the only form of local government in many places and spent nearly one-fifth of the budget of the British government. They were stripped of their secular functions in 1894 (1900 in London) and were abolished in 1921. The term ''vestry'' remains in use outside of England and Wales to refer to the elected governing body and legal representative of a parish church, for example in the Episcopal Church (United States), American and Scottish Episcopal Churches. Etymology The word vestry comes from Norman language, Anglo-Norman vesterie, from Old French ''vestiaire'', ultimately from Latin language, Latin ''vestiarium'' ‘wardrobe’. In a church building a Sacristy, vestry (also known as a sacristy) is a secure room for the storage or religious valuables and for changing into vestments. The vestry m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale
Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726 – 5 December 1804) of Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire was an English British Tory Party, Tory politician and Peerage, peer. Early life Curzon was the son of Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Baronet of Kedleston, and his wife Mary Assheton. His younger brother, Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon, Assheton Curzon, was made 1st Baron Curzon of Kedleston, Baron Curzon in 1794 and later 1st Viscount Curzon in 1802. His father served as a Member of Parliament for Derby (UK Parliament constituency), Derby, Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency), Clitheroe, and Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency), Derbyshire, which he held until 1754. His paternal grandparents were Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baronet of Kedleston, and his wife Sarah Penn (daughter of William Penn of Penn, Buckinghamshire). When his elder unmarried uncle, Sir John Curzon, 3rd Baronet died in 1727, his father inherited the baronetcy and Kedleston Hall. His maternal grandfather was Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
