Brackenfield is a village and civil parish in the north east derbyshire district of derbyshire, england. Their pages can include biographical details, newsworthy events, member lists, obituaries, court dockets, and other historical tidbits. Chad, a parish, in the union of shardlow, hundred of morleston and litchurch, s. A history of derbyshire, part 4, modern derbyshire. However for local people this is the best local history book. Sk 35 ne parish of brackenfield ogston lane 412 south side 31167 ogston hall and attached stable block gv ii country house and attached stable block. The population of chesterfield according to the census was 70,183. Sk 35 ne parish of brackenfield carr lane 48 west side 1167 trinity chapel formerly listed as ruins of trinity chapel ii remains of chapel.
Brackenfield photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Ian saville passed away in chesterfield, derbyshire. Within the parish also lies ogston reservoir, ogston hall and park, and the tiny hamlet of wolley. Court books 15281915 at the derbyshire record office.
Coach house to north of ogston hall is a grade ii listed building in brackenfield, derbyshire, england. Coach house to north of ogston hall, brackenfield, derbyshire. Today it is a scattered village centred around the very large village green. Brackenfield a derbyshire village near ogston reservoir. It has a wonderful log burner, high ceilings, kitchen and outdoor areas. Brackenfield forms with woolley a township and a parish, in the chesterfield union, derbyshire, 2 miles sw of stretton railway station, and 4 nw of alfreton. Abi has recently published a mystery for megan the first of her buttercup magic series for 69yearolds.
Only relevant to people interested in local history. Bradbourne, derbyshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Local information for the town of brackenfield, derbyshire. In the wilds of derbyshire by jann rowland goodreads. Parishes adjacent to ashover beeley crich chesterfield st mary and all saints brackenfield north wingfield. Wilne with draycott, derbyshire genealogy genealogy. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, the village is close to ogston reservoir, a haven for birdwatchers and home of the ogston bird club. Abi currently lives in derbyshire with her children and rescue greyhound. Home history church history wood collection, ripley library and uk perhaps the most enduring link between ogston and brackenfield on the one hand, and the parent manor of morton on the other, lay in the ecclesiastical connection. It is clear that brackenfield was regarded as an intermediate lordship between wessington and ogston, each of which are mentioned in domesday book 1086 where the territorial grouping of morton, ogston and wessington was part of the tenancyinchief of the norman family of deincourt.
Brackenfield area information derbyshire england, uk. Ogston hall derbyshire local studies libraries and uk. Trinity chapel, brackenfield 35427 historic england. Well dressing might date back to the celts, or perhaps even earlier, but what exactly is it. Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the present day. At its simplest, well dressing is the art of decorating. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A building on the site is listed in the domesday book as part of the deincourt manor of morton.
The revell family of south normanton held ogston in the 14th century by marriage to the deincourt heiress. Set in farming country, the village is located around a large village green. Michael, an ancient parish, in the union of shardlow, hundred of morleston and litchurch, s. Brackenfield, a townshipchapelry in morton parish, derby. Bradborne all saints, a parish, partly in the hundred of appletree, but chiefly in that of wirksworth, s. Ogston hall and attached stable block, brackenfield. Stanton by dale, derbyshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Brackenfield was probably originally known as brackenthwaite meaning a bracken clearing. Problems at pemberley kept darcy from coming to netherfield, and surprisingly enough caroline bingley was not able to prevent charles from proposing and marrying jane bennet. There is a place of worship for wesleyans resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source. Brian stone is an experienced and wellknown writer and lecturer specialising in military and naval history and author of derbyshire in the civil war scarthin books he has taught numerous courses for the wea and nottingham university and appeared as guest speaker at many local history societies. It has a post and money order office under alfreton.
About midlands history books this database contains digitized copies of historical publications from warwickshire and birmingham. Regency historical romance the derbyshire set book 4 kindle edition by richmond, arietta. Brackenfield forms with woolley a township and a parish, in the chesterfield union, derbyshire, 2 miles sw of stretton railway station, and 4 nw of alfreton, which is the post town. Swadlincote, derbyshire genealogy genealogy familysearch. The etymology of orders is unclear, although there are records extant dating the surname in its current spelling back to the 17th century in the warminster region of wiltshire and the 16th century in cambridgeshire, england. Derbyshire uk parish map highlighting brackenfield. The church hall is a recently renovated, picturesque building facing the village green and may be hired for groups up to 50. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described brackenfield like this. Parishmouse ashover, derbyshire family history guide.
Pride and prejudice, the other queen, the perilous gard, uncle silas, miss wonderful, behind the shattered. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of southwell. The village is about five miles east of matlock and four and a half miles northwest of alfreton. Derbyshire record office reference d 3296 has deposited registers bap 18451954 mar 18451978, 19811991burials 18571929 banns 18451954. Brackenfield belonged to the heriz family during the reign of king john. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. The objects of brackenfield village association are as follows. About an ancient custom thats only found in or around the borders of derbyshire. The parish contains also the township of brackenfield. Brackenfield area information, derbyshire, england. Regency historical romance the derbyshire set book 4.
Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of brackenfield. You may contact the local parish council regarding civic or political issues, but do not ask them for help with family history questions. In the wilds of derbyshire a very enjoyable story about elizabeths meeting with fitzwilliam darcy. History of brackenfield in north east derbyshire map and.
I think, even for people on holiday in derbyshire, it may be a little too complicated. Bakewell 3 books bolsover castle 1 book brassington 1 book breedon on the hill 1 book buxton 17 books chatsworth 35 books chesterfield 6 books edale 2 books eyam 5 books glossop 1 book hardwick hall 20 books heath 2 books. At brassington and atlow are separate incumbencies, and at ballidon a. Free uk delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. Cestrefeld early medieval living history group at the 2019 picnic on the green cestrefeld is an early medieval living. Mathers grave, guidepost and wall is a grade ii listed building in brackenfield, derbyshire, england. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. The maps are decorated in the margins by selected frith photographs. Buy curious and surprising victorian derbyshire by glyn jones isbn. Brackenfield, about 5 miles north of alfreton, was known as brackenthwaite in medieval times. Swadlincote, a parish created in 1849 from church gresley, derbyshirechurch gresley, union of burtonupontrent, hundred of refton and gresley, s. Quaint settlements such as beeley, smalldale, whatstandwell and brackenfield were not. First published in 2006, abi is best known as the author of the ruby and grub picture books series.
On the shortlist for the 2010 portico prize for nonfiction. An old map of derbyshire, handdrawn in 1840 for the renowned cartographic publisher samuel lewis. Most are for loan but there is a small reference collection of the most important and rarer works. Brackenfield united methodist church brackenfield, derbyshire. Ogston hall is a privately owned 18thcentury country house situated at brackenfield, near alfreton, derbyshire. Alfreton library has a good collection of general books about the county plus many local histories of the town and its surrounding parishes. Local authors, writers and poets from derbyshire made in. The root of the name in its possible variant spelling forms can be ald, aud, old or ord to which have been added a suffix such as as, es, ers, is, os, us, etc. For more information on other towns in derbyshire, you can visit our towns in derbyshire page, alternatively you can use the navigation menu. These superbly detailed maps provide an authoritive and fascinating insight into the history and gradual development of our cities, towns and villages. The experiences of its sheep farmers on the fringes of the northern moors were very different from those of the cheesemakers south of ashbourne or the cerealgrowers over near the nottinghamshire border. This is an excellent, indepth history of derbyshire. Brackenfield, derbyshire genealogy heraldry and history.
Brackenfield, alfreton, derbyshire, de55 6ap see on a map. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 214. Derbyshire england history, genealogy publisher london. Brackenfield brackenfield in derbyshire is a scattered village centred on brackenfield green, part of a parish that covers an area of about 1500 acres and a population of around 250. Brackenfield holy trinity originated as a chapel to morton, derbyshire parish but became a parish in 1844. Local studies at alfreton library derbyshire county council. This parish was in the ancient scarsdale hundred or wapentake. It includes the liberties of draycott and church wilne, the hamlet of hopwell, the parochial chapelry of breaston, and part of risley, created in 1822 from sawley, derbyshire ancient parish. The green is the centrepiece of the village the second largest green in derbyshire after killamarsh.
Lorem ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. The obituary was featured in derbyshire times on november 14, 2019. Full text of the history of the borough of chesterfield. This place was an ancient township in morton parish in derbyshire and was incorporated as a modern civil parish in december, 1866.
Mathers grave, guidepost and wall, brackenfield, derbyshire. From a topographical dictionary of england 1848, pp. Abbey acres alice anne appears arms barony became become brackenfield breton brimington brother building built buried called canons century church crich darley dated daughter death deincourt derby derbyshire descended died doncaster early east edward elizabeth fact farm father field fitzralph francis gave george given gladwin granted half hall. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.
Brackenfield, derbyshire genealogy familysearch wiki. The village green used to have a stream and many wells, which have been filled in, but in 1986 the villagers decided to start a well dressing event. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the counts impetuous seduction. History edit edit source the union of chesterfield comprises 34 parishes or places, and contains a population of 39,379. Lorem ipsum has been the industrys standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. Ashover is an ancient parish in the county of derbyshire. Books set in derbyshire 145 books set in derbyshire.
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