South Darley is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales ( ) is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Derbyshire, England. The district was created in 1974 as West Derbyshire; the name was changed to Derbyshire Dales in 1987. The council is based in the town of Matl ...
. It is a largely rural parish and covers the villages of
Darley Bridge
Darley Bridge is a village in Derbyshire, located in South Darley parish in the Derbyshire Dales, bordering the Peak District. The village lies at the bottom of the hill below Wensley where the road crosses the River Derwent. A grade II* li ...
,
Wensley and the hamlets of
Oker
The Oker () is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that has historically formed an important political boundary. It is a left tributary of the River Aller (Germany), Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction.
Origin and meanin ...
and
Snitterton. South Darley lies west of
Matlock and east of
Winster
Winster is a village in the English Derbyshire Dales about from Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock and from Bakewell at an altitude of approximately . It was formerly a centre for the lead mining industry. The village lies within the Peak District N ...
. The
River Derwent forms the north-eastern boundary of South Darley parish with
Darley Dale
Darley Dale, formerly Darley, is a town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, with a population of 5,413. It lies north of Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock, on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent an ...
parish on the other bank. About two thirds of the parish lies within the
Peak District
The Peak District is an Highland, upland area in central-northern England, at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It is subdivi ...
.
South Darley Village Hall is located in the Cross Green area of Darley Bridge and was opened in 1932. It stands next to South Darley Church of England Primary School and opposite Cross Green Plantation.
The parish contains a
Grade-II listed church,
St Mary the Virgin.
History
South Darley was an
urban district
An urban district is a division generally managed by a local government. It may also refer to a city district, district, urban area or quarter
Specific urban districts in some countries include:
* Urban districts of Denmark
* Districts of Germa ...
from 1894 until it was abolished and merged to form
Matlock Urban District in 1934.
See also
*
Listed buildings in South Darley
References
External links
South Darley Parish CouncilSouth Darley CE Primary SchoolPeak Rail
Further reading
*Taylor, Keith and Brown, Trevor (2000) ''A Derbyshire Parish at War: South Darley and the Great War 1914-1918'' (p244). Derbyshire: Country Books. ISBN 1-898941-53-X
*Taylor , Keith and Brown, Trevor (2001) ''A Derbyshire Parish at Peace and War: South Darley 1925-1955'' (p304). Derbyshire: Country Books. ISBN 1-898941-59-9
*Taylor, Keith (2002) ''Darley Dale Remembered: through 50 years of war and peace'' (448p). Derbyshire: Country Books. ISBN 1-898941-79-3
Civil parishes in Derbyshire
Derbyshire Dales
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