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| Derbyshire's Parishes, 1811 |
| The parishes and chapelries as they were nearly 200 years ago. Extracts from an early Derbyshire history |
| Parishes I - O From : 'History of Derbyshire' by David Peter Davies |
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IBLE Township in the parish of Wirksworth. See Wirksworth. IDRIDGEHAY (Hitheridge-Hay) Chaplery in the parish of Wirksworth and Deanery of Ashbourne, together with Caulow, Biggin, Halton, and Ashley-Hay 'consisting altogether of about 80 houses'. ILKESTON An extensive village in the Deanery of Derby. Tilchestune in Domesday. The parish contains the hamlets of Cotmanhay and Little Hallam. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Mary (formerly belonged to Dale Abbey); patron - Duke of Rutland. The Presbyterians have a place of worship here. INGLEBY Township in the parish of Repton. IRETON-WOOD Township in the parish of Kirk Ireton. IVON-BROOK-GRANGE Township in the parish of Wirksworth. See Wirksworth. |
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KEDLESTON Chetelstune at Domesday, then included in the land of Henry de Ferrieres. A small parish in the Deanery of Derby. Living a rectory; church dedicated to All-saints. 'Kedleston is the celebrated seat of Nathaniel Curzon, Lord Scarsdale'. Pilkington records the first account of the family in the time of Edward I[1]. [Please note that, although there is a very full description of Kedleston Hall, it is not included on these pages.]  The Gentleman's
Magazine LibraryKILBURNE Hamlet in the parish of Horsley in the Deanery of Derby. KILLAMARSH (Chinewoldmarese) Chapelry in the parish of Eckington in the Deanery of Chesterfield), together with the hamlets of Renishaw, Trowey, Ridgeway and Mosborough 'containing altogether about 621 houses'. See Eckington. KINDER See Hayfield. KIRK HALLAM Parish in the Deanery of Derby contains the hamlet of Mapperley. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to All-saints, 'clear value is £11 6s 2d and yearly tenths 8s 11d'; church formerly annexed to Dale Abbey; patron - Sir Windsor Hunloke. KIRK IRETON 'Anciently Hiretune'. About 150 houses and above 700 inhabitants.' Living a rectory; church dedicated to the Holy Trinity; patron - the Dean of Lincoln. In Deanery of Ashbourne. KIRK LANGLEY Langlei in Domesday. Living a rectory 'valued in the king's books at £12 2s 1d, and yearly tenths £1 4s 2d'. Church contains several monuments of the Meynil and Beresford families. Parish a single hamlet in the Deanery of Derby, contains 60 to 70 houses. KNIVETON 'Not far from' Hognaston - 'a pretty considerable hamlet'. 'Anciently Cheniueton'. In Deanery of Ashbourne. |
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LANGLEY A hamlet in the Deanery of Derby and parish of Heanor. See Heanor. LANGLEY and MEYNEL LANGLEY See Kirk Langley. LANGWITH See Over-Langwith. LEA Lede in Domesday. Small hamlet in parish of Ashover (in the Deanery of Chesterfield). 'Here there is a cotton mill, erected about twenty years ago by the late Peter Nightingale, Esq. : it now belongs to __ Shore Esq. Near this is cotton mill is a cupola furnace for smelting lead belonging to Mr. Alsop. Above these is Lea Hall, a large house, with a stone front, formerly the residence of Mr Nightingale : and at a little distance from it is a small Unitarian meeting-house'. 'Lea Wood - residence and manufactury of Thomas Saxon, Esq. who employs about 120 hands at the hat factory adjoining the house'. "The villages of Lea and Holloway are scattered over a considerable extent of rising ground ... Lead mines and lime works are scattered over all the neighbourhood". Dethick,
Lea and Holloway - Kellys 1891 DirectoryLEA HALL See Bradbourne. LINTON Hamlet in the parish of Gresley in the Deanery of Repington. [See Gresley] LITTLE BARLOW A hamlet in the parish of Dronfield and Deanery of Chesterfield. See Dronfield. LITTLE CHESTER Village on the East bank of the River Derwent 'contains from thirty to forty houses'. Formerly Derventio, the great Roman road Ikeneld Street crosses the river. 'At the time of the Norman survey, Little Chester was a place of some note... under the name of Cestre. However, at present no monuments of its ancient grandeur remain'. In the Deanery of Derby. LITTLE EATON Chapelry under St. Alkmund's, Derby and in the Deanery of Derby. 'It contains about 40 houses; and has, of late years, experienced an increase of population, from its vicinity to the Derby canal'. LITTLE HUCKLOW A township in the parish of Hope. See Hope. LITTLE LONGSTONE See Great Longstone. LITTLE-OVER See Findern and Little-over. LITTON Litun. A hamlet in the parish of Tideswell an Archdeaconry of Derby, 'containing about 74 houses and 348 inhabitants'. LOCKO Chapelry in the Deanery of Derby, consisting of a few houses. [See Spondon] The Preceptory or Hospital of Lockhay, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, was supposedly situated here. Locko-Park the seat of W. Drury Lowe Esq. - anciently of the Gilberts and the Coopers. LONG-EATON Chapelry in parish of Sawley (in the Deanery of Derby); church dedicated to St. Lawrence. LONGFORD 'Laganford is a parish containing the hamlets of Longford, Hollington (Holintune), Rodsley (Redleslie), Alkmonton (Alchementune), and Bentley (Benedlege)'. In Deanery of Castillar. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. Chad. 'There was formerly a chapel at Alkmonton but the font is the only present remains of it'. Longford Hall is the seat of Edward Coke Esq., one of the representatives of the town of Derby in Parliament. LOSCOE A hamlet in the Deanery of Derby and parish of Heanor. See Heanor. LUDWORTH See Mellor and Glossop LULLINGTON "In Lullintune," say the Norman surveyors, "there is a priest, and one mill of 6 shillings and 8 pence, and 12 acres of meadow : value 4 pounds". In the Deanery of Repington. Living a vicarage, 'of the clear value of £48. 8s. and yearly tenths, 9s 2 ½d'; church dedicated to All-Saints 'was presented by Edward III to the Priory of Gresley'. The hamlet of Cotton-in-the-Elms is within the parish. |
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MACKWORTH Macheuorde in Domesday. The manor belonged to a family named Mackworth in the time of Henry VI [reigned 1422-1461]. Formerly a castle here; 'but its site is now the property of Lord Scarsdale'. In the Deanery of Derby. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. All-saints and said to have once belonged to the Monastery at Darley. MAKENEY Small hamlet in the parish of Duffield in the Deanery of Derby, on the western side of the Derwent. Machenie in Domesday. About 25 houses and 100 inhabitants. MAPPERLEY Hamlet in the parish of Kirk Hallam and Deanery of Derby. See Kirk Hallam. MAPPLETON Mapletune: small village N. of Ashbourn and in Deanery of Ashbourne. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. Mary. 'The liberty is thought to contain about 170 inhabitants'. MARKETON Small hamlet belonging to the parish of Mackworth. At Domesday the manor of Marketon belonged to the Earl of Chester. In 'the time of Henry VIII ... it was sold to Sir John Mundy, Knight ... the lineal ancestor of the present possessor'. In the Deanery of Derby. The Gentleman's
Magazine LibraryMARPLE BRIDGE See Mellor and Glossop MARSTON (Marston-on-Dove) Merstun in Domesday, 'where at that time there were a church and a priest.' In Deanery of Castillar. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Mary, formerly belonged to the priory at Tutbury; patron - the Duke of Devonshire. 'The parish also contains the hamlets of Hilton (Hiltune), Hatton (Hattune) and Horne.' MARSTON MONTGOMERY Chapelry belonging to parish of Cubley (Deanery of Castillar), containing 'nearly 100 houses'. Chapel dedicated to St. Giles. ... 'No manufacture of any consequence is carried on in this part of the county of Derby, and therefore the inhabitants are principally engaged in the pursuits of agriculture and rely chiefly upon its products for their support.' MATLOCK 'includes both the villages of Matlock and Matlock Bath'. 'When Domesday was compiled Matlock, then called Meslach was a hamlet in the manor of Mestesforde, which was part of the demense of the crown ... the parish contains 492 houses, and 2354 inhabitants'. In Deanery of Ashbourne. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. Giles; patron - the Dean of Lincoln. MatlockFuneral
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Magazine LibraryMATLOCK BATH In Deanery of Ashbourne and parish of Matlock - see above. 'The village is but small, and consists principally of the Old Bath, the New Bath, two Lodging-Houses, a Museum for the Derbyshire spar, and a few shops and private houses, all of them situated on the south-west side of the river'. 'Although the scenery of Matlock be so beautiful, it was not until the discovery of its warm springs that it began to attract notice. Prior to the year 1698, it was the residence of a few miners only' ... 'The warm springs at Matlock issue from between fifteen and thirty yards above the level of the river ... of an agreeable warmth (68 degrees farenheit)'... The waters have a very 'beneficial tendency' - the 'season commences about the latter end of April, and continues until November. ... even in Winter ... the scene is beautiful beyond expression' ... Willersley Castle: the seat of Richard Arkwright, Esq. Matlock
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Magazine LibraryMEASHAM Messeham in Domesday. 'At that time belonged to the king, and was afterwards the property of the Priory at Gresly, is a considerable parish, containing nearly 200 houses'. In the Deanery of Repington. Living a donative curacy, 'of the clear value of £2. 7s'; church dedicated to St Lawrence. The Gentleman's
Magazine LibraryMELBOURN(E) In Domesday 'is included in the land belonging to the king; and at that time, there were "at Meileburne, a priest and a church, and one mill of 3 shillings, and 24 acres of meadow". Henry the Second granted Melbourn to Hugh de Beauchamp, whose eldest son gave it to William Fitz-Geoffry with his daughter in marriage'. 'Edward of Woodstock, Earl of Kent, second son of Edward I obtained, in the nineteenth year of his father's reign, free warren, in Meileburne in Derbyshire'. ... 'The vestiges of an ancient Castle may yet be traced in this village...' 'In the year 1460 this fortress was dismantled by order of Margaret, queen' of Henry VI. 'Lord Melbourne has an agreeable seat, near the village; but it is situated, in a rather confined situation: the family but seldom reside here'. '... The parish of Melbourn is large, and includes the hamlet of Kings Newton. Its inhabitants are numerous; - they are principally employed in combing and spinning jersey, and working on the stocking frame: a small manufacture of scythe-stones, is likewise carried on here'. In the Deanery of Repington. Living a vicarage, 'valued in the king's books, at £9. 13s. 4d and yearly tenths, 19s. 4d'; church dedicated to St. Michael; patron - Bishop of Carlisle. 'Sir Ralph Shirley, who died in 1516, bequeathed lands in Melbourn and Worthington to the Chantery of St. Catherine, in St. Michael's church in Melbourn, for ever, to pray for his soul. The variety of religious sects, existing in so small a place as Melbourn has been remarked; as the Presbyterians, Calvinists, Baptists, Quakers, and Methodists, have each a place to worship here'. MELLOR Chapelry under Glossop (Archdeaconry of Derby). Chapel dedicated to St. Thomas[2]. MERCASTON Merchenestune in Domesday. 'It is thought to have been, in ancient times, of greater importance than it is at present ... generally supposed to have contained a seat of one branch of the Kniveton family'. In the Deanery of Derby. MICKLE-OVER, or GREAT-OVER In the Deanery of Derby. Living a vicarage ('valued in the king's books, at £9 11s. 5 d, and yearly tenths, 19s 1d'); church dedicated to All-saints; 'in the presentation Lord Scarsdale has one turn and __ Wilmot two'. Ufre in Domesday, 'included in the land belonging to the abbey of Burton'. MIDDLETON [by Wirksworth] 'Middlelune is a hamlet, situated near the summit of a lofty hill, belonging to the parish of Wirksworth (Deanery of Ashbourne). It contains about sixty houses. The inhabitants are chiefly supported by the lead mines. - The inhabitants of Ibol (Ibeholon) and Grange, which contain about 23 houses, are supported in the same way'. MIDDLETON [by Youlgreave] A hamlet in the parish of Youlgrave (Archdeaconry of Derby). Middletune is 'a village situated in a deep and narrow valley and containing about 50 houses. Near this place is one of the most remarkable monuments in Derbyshire' - Arbor-Low. MILLFORD Muleford in Domesday. Hamlet in the parish of Duffield (in the Deanery of Derby) consisting of about 150 houses and 900 inhabitants. 'Of late years the size and population has increased considerably owing to the erection of two large Cotton Mills and an extensive Bleaching Mill' - owned by Messrs. Strutt. The Cotton Mills employ 600 hands and 60 more by the Bleaching Mill. The mansion of G.H. Strutt Esq. is near the works. He has erected a chapel for his work-people and the other inhabitants, and supports a minister. There is a Sunday school for 150 children (masters paid by Mr. Strutt). MILTON A 'small hamlet, belonging to the parish of Repton, and stands at a distance of a mile from the town. It contains about 30 houses'. In the Deanery of Repington. MONEYASH Maneis A chapelry in the parish of Bakewell and Archdeaconry of Derby. Church dedicated to St. Leonard. 'Consists of about 55 houses, scattered irregularly over a large portion of ground and surrounded by distant elevated tracts of country.' William de Lynford held the manor of Moneyash 'in the reign of Edward III[1]. He had a grant of a market and a fair to be held here ... but the place being now thinly inhabited, the market and fair are discontinued'. MORLEY Morleia parish includes chapelry of Smalley. Church, built 14 century by Richard Statham, contains monumental inscriptions to Stathams and Sacheverals, ancient Lords of the manor. In the Deanery of Derby. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. Mary - presentation belongs to Sacheveral Pole Esq. and Hugh Bateman Esq by turns. MORTON 'at the compilation of Domesday there were at Mortune a church and a priest. The liberty of Morton is but of small extent, containing about 25 houses'. In the Deanery of Chesterfield. Living a rectory; church dedicated to the Holy-Cross. Brackenfield is a hamlet belonging to this parish. MOS(S)BOROUGH Hamlet in the parish of Eckington. See Eckington[3]. MUGGINTON In the Deanery of Derby. Living a rectory ('value in the king's book £9 12s 8 d'); church dedicated to All-saints ('formerly paid 6s 8d to priory at Tutbury'). Parish contains hamlets of Mercaston and Weston-under-Wood; altogether about 120 houses. Mogintun in Domesday[4]. |
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NETHER-BRADBOURNE See Bradbourne NETHER- PADLEY Township in the parish of Hathersage. See Hathersage. NEWBOLD One of the chapelries and hamlets in the parish and Deanery of Chesterfield, together with 'Brimington (Brimintune), Temple Normanton, Dunstone, Walton (Waletune), Tupton, Calow and Hasland, containing altogether about 500 houses. [See Chesterfield] NEWHALL [Stanton and Newhall] A hamlet, 'lying within the parish of Stapenhill. It contains but few houses; and the inhabitants are chiefly supported by collieries, which are working at the place'. In the Deanery of Repington. NEWHAVEN See Hartington. NEW MILLS See Mellor and Glossop. NEWTON-GRANGE See Ashbourne[5]. NEWTON-SOLNEY 'Newetin is a small village on the banks of the Trent: consisting of about 50 houses'. In the Deanery of Repington. Church dedicated to St Mary; living a donative curacy. NORBURY 'At the time of the Norman survey there was a priest and a church at Nortberie. The liberty ... is but small: it includes the hamlet of Roston, and the chapelry of Snelson, (Snellestune) whose chapel is dedicated to St. Peter. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. Mary. In Deanery of Ashbourne. 'At Norbury was the ancient seat of the Fitzherberts, to whom the manor was given in 1125 ... The last possessor of the estate was William Fitzherbert Esq. ... This gentleman's widow is the celebrated Mrs Fitzherbert[6]' ... NORTH WINGFIELD 'When Domesday was written, Winnefelt was included in the manor of Pinnesley (Pillsley); and there was a church and a priest belonging to it'. In the Deanery of Chesterfield. Living a rectory; church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. 'In the liberty of North Wingfield are the hamlets of Williamsthorp Wilemestorp, Pilsley (Pinneslei), Stretton (Streitun), Ford, Hanly (Henlege), Clay-cross [Clay Lane], Tupton (Tapetune), Woodthorp and Ainmoor containing altogether about 1335 inhabitants'. NORTON Nortune in Domesday. A parish 'consisting of several hamlets and containing about 300 houses'. In the Deanery of Chesterfield. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to Saint James. 'There is a congregation of Unitarians at Norton who, as early as the reign of Charles II [reigned 1469-1685], performed divine service in a private house in the village'. Norton Hall, residence of Samuel Shore, Esq. Norton House - the seat of __ Newton Esq.; nearby - the ancient mansion of John Bagshaw, Esq. 'The manufacture of scythes is carried out to a great extent in this parish'. The Gentleman's
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OAKTHORP Notes on the above: [1] Edward I reigned 1272-1307; Edward
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