CALDWELL
Caldewelle hamlet, parish of Stapenhill in the Deanery of
Repington.
CALKE
or Calc. 'The number of houses in this parish is not many'.
In the Deanery of Repington. Living a donative curacy; church is
dedicated to St Giles ('about the middle of the twelfth century
was given to the Priory of Repton').
Calke Abbey, 'the seat of Henry Crewe, (Late Harpur) Bart. It is
a spacious and handsome mansion ...'
CALLOW
(Caulow) Township in the parish of Wirksworth. See Wirksworth.
CALOW
Part of the parish of Chesterfield. See Chesterfield.
CALVER
A hamlet in the parish of Bakewell (in the Archdeaconry of Derby),
containing (together with Rowland) about 110 houses.
CARSINGTON
Chersingtune Parish of 'about 46 houses, whose inhabitants
are chiefly supported by agriculture and the mines'.
Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. Margaret; patron - the
Dean of Lincoln. In Deanery of Ashbourne.
CASTLE GRESLEY
'Hamlet in parish of Gresley [see Gresley].
CASTLETON
'situated in a valley, which ... is the most striking in the High
Peak'.
'Precipices 1000 feet in height, dark, rugged and perpendicular,
heave their unwielding form on each side of the road ... of the descent
through the Winnats'.
'The number of houses in Castleton and its liberty is about 200 and
are built chiefly of stone. The support of the inhabitants is derived
from the mining business, and from the expenditure of those who are
induced to visit the remarkable places in the neighbourhood'.
In the Archdeaconry of Derby. Church dedicated to St. Edmund; living
a vicarage; impropriator and patron - Bishop of Chester.
'The remains of the castle are still visible.' It is 'a place of
considerable antiquity ... The present Constable of the Castle is
the Duke of Devonshire'.
Peak Cavern 'has, at all times, been regarded
as one of the principal wonders of Derbyshire, and celebrated by
several poets'.
Mam Tor, or the Shivering Mountain, another of the seven 'Wonders
of the Peak, is situated about two miles to the west of Castleton.
The ancient Odin mine, at the foot of Mam Tor still 'furnishes
employment for many men, women and children ... It belongs to many
proprietors and sometimes has made great returns. The quality of
the ore differs in different parts of the mine: but yielding about
three ounces of silver to the ton weight of lead. The elastic bitumen
... is obtained from this mine; also blende, barytes, manganese,
fluor spar, sulphuret of iron, and various substances. At the two
other mines, called Tree
Cliff and Water-Hull that singularly beautiful substance,
the Blue John is found'.
There is also the Speedwell Level or Navigation Mine,
situated at the foot of the Winnats. 'This level was originally
driven in search of lead ore'.
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is a picture of Castleton
CATTON
In the parish of Croxhall in the Deanery of Repington, 'is now
but a very small hamlet: but at the time Domesday was composed, Chetun belonged
to Henry de Ferrers, and was valued at the very considerable sum
of 60 shillings'.
CHADDESDEN
Cedesdene in Domesday; 2 miles from Derby and in the Deanery
of Derby.
Church dedicated to St. Mary and is said to have been built before
reign of Edward III [reigned 1327-1377].
The seat of Sir Robert Mead Wilmot. [See Spondon]
CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH
'is a small but neat town' in the Archdeaconry of Derby. 'It is
a free borough and a market town, which has been on the decline,
is now represented as being more fully attended'.
Church (erected in the 14th century) dedicated to St. Thomas Becket;
living a donative curacy.
'The High Peak Courts, for the recovery of debts and damages under
£5, are regulary held at Chapel every three weeks'.
'The inhabitants, who amount to nearly 500 families, are chiefly
supported by the manufacture of cotton'.
Bradshaw Hall - once the
residence of Lord President Bradshaw, Chief Justice of Chester
(presided at trial of Charles I).
The Ebbing and Flowing Well, one
of the seven 'Wonders of the Peak', is about a mile and a half
from Chapel[7].
CHARLESWORTH
'a village of considerable extent in Glossop, with a chapel dedicated
to St. Mary Magdelene. The houses are built on the acclivity of Charleswoth-Nick,
a name given to a range of the highest hills in this part of Derbyshire.
Both the size and population of this place have been much increased
of late years, owing to the establishment of cotton manufactories
in the neighbourhood. At the distance of one or two miles south
are the collieries, which furnish the surrounding villages with
fuel'. In the Archdeaconry of Derby.
At Gamesbey, 'a small
hamlet north of Charlesworth, are some vestiges of an ancient station
... which ... is supposed to have been Roman'. [Also see Glossop]
CHATSWORTH
In the Archdeaconry of Derby, Chatsworth is 'the celebrated and
magnificent seat of the Duke of Devonshire' and one of the seven
'Wonders of the Peak'.
'The estate of Chatsworth was purchased in the reign of Elizabeth[1] of
the ancient family of Leeche by Sir William
Cavendish, husband to Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury, whose
sister married a Francis Leeche of this place'.
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CHELLASTON
Written as Celerestune and Cellesdene by the Norman
suveyors - 'is a small farming village, containing about 50 houses'.
In Deanery of Castillar. Living donative curacy; church dedicated
to St. Peter (formerly belonged to the priory of Dale).
CHELMORTON
'situated at the foot of a high eminence, and containing about
40 houses. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in the lead mines
and the pursuit of agriculture. The manufacture of ribands has
also been introduced here'. In the Archdeaconry of Derby.
CHESTERFIELD
Not one of the most ancient towns in the county, but is thought
to be a place of some antiquity.
At the Norman survey Cestrefeld was a bailiwic, belonging
to the manor of Newbold.
The Stanhopes derive their title of Earl of Chesterfield from
this town.
The charter was originally granted by King John[1].
Church dedicated to St. Mary and All Saints.
'The present church is supposed to have been erected about the
beginning of the thirteenth century. It is particularly remarkable
for the appearance of its spire, which rises to the height of 230
feet and is so singularly twisted that it seems to lean in whatever
direction it may be approached'.
In the chancel there are 'two large altar-tombs belonging to the Foljambs whose
seat was at Walton, in this parish'.
There were several ancient guilds in the town, 'endowed with considerable
revenues'.
The Chapel School was founded in the reign of Elizabeth
I[1].
'Chesterfield is not a place of great trade, nor is there considerable
manufacture carried on in it. An enumeration carried out in 1788'
(by Mr Pilkington) found 'Chesterfield contained 801 houses and
3,626 inhabitants. Since that time both the size and population
have increased' - to 920 houses and 4,267 inhabitants. 'The support
of the latter is principally derived from the iron-works in the
town and neighbourhood, and the manufacture of stockings. Some
additional employment arises from the three potteries for the manufacture
of coarse earthenware; also from a carpet manufactory; and from
the making of shoes, a large quantity of which are sent annually
to the metropolis'.
'The Unitarians, Independents, Quakers and the Methodists have
their respective places of worship at Chesterfield'.
The parish of Chesterfield contains the chapelries and hamlets
of Brimington (Brimintune), Temple Normanton, Newbold, Dunstone,
Walton (Waletune), Tapton, Calow and Hasland, containing
altogether about 500 houses.
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CHILCOTE
'In Domesday called Cildecote, and then belonging to Clifton
in Staffordshire, is one of the most southern parishes in the county
of Derby. It is small, and contains but a few houses. A large and
ancient Hall, which was one of the seats of Godfrey Bagnall Clarke,
Esq. who represented the county of Derby, in the early parliaments
of the present reign, and who died about the year 1744, is situated
in this parish. having been uninhabited for many years, it is now
in a very ruinous state'. In the Deanery of Repington.
CHINLEY
See Hayfield and Glossop.
CHISWORTH
See Mellor and Glossop.
CHUNALL
See Glossop.
CHURCH BROUGHTON
'Broctune, is a pretty considerable parish, containing upwards
of 50 houses'.
In Deanery of Castillar. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to
St. Michael ('according to Ecton, it formerly belonged to the Priory
at Tutbury').
CHURCH GRESLEY
A hamlet in parish of Gresley [see Gresley].
CLAY LANE
See North Wingfield.
CLAY CROSS
See North Wingfield.
CLIFTON
See Ashbourne.
CLOWN
Clune in Domesday. Contains about 85 houses.
Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. John the Baptist; the
king is the patron. In the Deanery of Chesterfield.
COAL ASTON
A hamlet in the parish of Dronfield. See Dronfield.
CODNOR
Cotenovre in Domesday. A small hamlet in the Deanery of
Derby and parish of Heanor. There are the ruins of early 13th century
castle. Seat of Grey family until Henry VII Yr.11 [1496] when
it passed to Sir John Zouch. It afterwards became the property
of the Masters.
(Also see Heanor)
COTMENHAY
Hamlet in the parish of Ilkeston (in the Deanery of Derby).
COTON
[Cotton-in-the-Elms] 'The Hamlet of Coton, which was anciently
called Coton Cotes, and belonged to the Abbey of Burton,
is situated in the parish of Lullington. It is a pretty considerable
in size, but is a place of no manufacture'. In the Deanery of
Repington.
COWDALE
'The villages of Flagg, Blackwall, Cowdale and Staden, contain
altogether about 50 houses, and 240 inhabitants'. In the Archdeaconry
of Derby.
COWLEY
A hamlet in the parish of Dronfield and Deanery of Chesterfield.
See Dronfield.
CRESSWELL
Hamlet in the parish of Elmton (in the Deanery of Chesterfield).
The whole parish 'contains about 60 houses'.
CRICH
Leuric and Levenot held a lead-mine at Crice at the time
of the Norman survey.
In the Deanery of Derby. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to
St. Mary. A church probably erected here in the reign of King Stephen[1].
'The inhabitants are supported chiefly by working in the lead mines,
burning limestone and the manufacture of stockings'. There is a
'tower of observation' a little to the north; from the top can
be seen parts of Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
The town and liberty consists of about 90 houses. The hamlets of Codington,
Fritchley, Wheatcroft, Edge-Moor, Wessington and Tansley are
in the parish.
CROMFORD
Hamlet in the parish of Wirksworth (Deanery of Ashbourne), called Crunford in
Domesday. 'It lies low, surrounded by the beauties of nature, and
enlivened by the busy hum of human labour'. Soon after Sir Richard
Arkwright purchased the Manor of Cromford in 1789 '... the population
began to increase, owing to the extensive cotton mills erected
here by the last-mentioned gentleman, the first of which had been
built about twelve years before. At present about 1200 hands are
employed at these two mills'
...
'The building where this process is carried on, has one hundred
and twenty windows in front, and is full of improved machinery
for making cotton into thread, all of which is moved by two master-wheels.
Adjoining this is a paper manufactory, employing about forty people,
in making the brown, blue and writing paper' ... 'The village has
a good Inn, and a few respectable shops, built around an open space,
where a market is held every Saturday'.
The 1801 returns showed 1115 inhabitants, with 208 houses, but
'the increase in both has been considerable since that period'.
'At a little distance from the village is the Chapel; a small,
but very neat structure of reddish hewn stone' ...
Cromford,
Derbyshire: A collection of trades directory transcripts an other information
At Scarthin-Nick, a perforated rock near Cromford,
about 200 Roman copper coins were found about ten years ago. They
were chiefly of the lowere empire : and several of them were in
good preservation and are now in the possession of Charles Hurt,
Esq. junior, of Alderwasley
CROXHALL
Crocheshalle in Domesday. 'A small village on the borders
of Leicestershire'.
In the Deanery of Repington. Living a vicarage; church dedicated
to St. John the Baptist (the 'value in the king's books is five
pounds' - it formerly belonged to the Priory of Repton); the king
is the patron[8].
CUBLEY
'In Domesday it is said "there is now at Cobelie a
priest and a church, and one mill of twelve pence, and eight acres
of meadow".
In Deanery of Castillar. Living a rectory; church dedicated to
St. Andrew; patron - the Earl of Chesterfield.
'The number of houses in the liberty of Cubley is thought to be about
80'.
CURBAR
See Baslow
Notes on the above:
[1] Alfred the Great
reigned 871-901; William reigned 1066-1087; Stephen reigned 1135-1154;
John reigned 1199-1216; Elizabeth reigned 1558-1603.
[2] Robert de Bakepuze founded a hospital
at Alkmonton for female lepers dedicated to St. Leonard (this is
from Cox: "Churches of Derbyshire",
Vol III, pub 1877). It was re-founded in 1406. The Norman font that
was found in the grounds of Old Hall farm was reused in the new
church in 1843. Lyson's say that at Domesday the manor was held
under 'Ralph under Henry de Ferrars'.
[3] Ashbourne's Free Grammar School - Queen
Elizabeth's - was founded 1585
[4] Though not mentioned by Davies, the Lysons
also record the townships of Newton Grange and Sturston as within
the parish of Ashbourne
[5] The Conquest, or Norman Invasion, took
place in 1066
[6] Though not mentioned by Davies, according
to the Lysons the parish of Bradbourne also contained the hamlets
of Nether-Bradborne , and Lea-hall'.
[7] Though not mentioned by Davies, the Lysons
record the townships of Bowden-Edge, Bradshaw-Edge and Coomb's Edge
in the parish of Chapel.
[8] Davies also recounts how part of the
Curzon family lived at Croxhall.
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