Trusley is a
parish and small village in
South Derbyshire. As the civil parish population is only minimal details are included in the civil parish of
Dalbury Lees
Dalbury Lees is a parish in south Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census (including Trusley) was 306. It is about six miles (10 km) from both Burton-on-Trent and Derby and just under four miles (6 ...
.
The manor was given to
Henry de Ferrers together with many villages in Derbyshire for his contribution to the
Norman Conquest.
Oliver De Odingsells purchased the Manor of Trusley from Ralph de Beufey in the reign of King Henry III
216-72
In 1418 a De Odingsells co-heiresses married Thomas Coke and from this time the Coke family came to live at Trusley.
Notable members of that family include
George Coke,
D'Ewes Coke
D'Ewes Coke (1747 – 12 April 1811) was rector of Pinxton and South Normanton in Derbyshire, a colliery owner and philanthropist.
He married Hannah, heiress of George Heywood of Brimington.
Background
Coke was born at Mansfield Woodhouse in 1 ...
, Sir
John Coke (d.1644), Statesman,
Daniel Parker Coke, MP
Many of the buildings in Trusley village date from the 18th century including All Saints Church built for William Coke in 1712.
The original homes of the Cokes' have long since vanished, however in 1904
Major General John Talbot Coke built a new Trusley Manor. In 1948, at the end of the second world war, Trusley Manor was reduced in size.
See also
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Listed buildings in Trusley
References
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Villages in Derbyshire
Civil parishes in Derbyshire
South Derbyshire District