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51 unusual facts about Derbyshire


A61 road

South of Alfreton, the A61 merges with the dual carriageway A38, but the old A61 continues as the B6179 through Swanwick and Denby, meeting the A38 again just north of the City.

Ashgate

Ashgate, Derbyshire, an area within the district of Chesterfield, Derbyshire county, UK

Benjamin Robinson

He began life as chaplain and tutor in the family of Sir John Gell at Hopton, Derbyshire.

Bloor Homes

Bloor Homes is an Enlish housebuilder based in Ashby Road, Measham, Leicestershire, although it has a Derbyshire postcode (DE12 7JP).

Bonsall UFO

The Bonsall UFO was an incident said to have occurred at 21.15 on October 5, 2000, in Bonsall in Derbyshire (near Matlock), where a woman named Sharon Rowlands of Slaley claims to have observed a large luminous object with a shimmering pink colour, hovering and rotating over a nearby field.

British Rail Class 15

These locomotives, numbered D8210–D8243 and built by Clayton at Hatton, Derbyshire, were delivered between October 1959 and February 1961.

Burbage

Burbage, Derbyshire, village in Derbyshire, England; now part of Buxton

Cave Dale

The northern end of the dale starts at the village of Castleton where the valley sides are almost perpendicular and over 50 metres in height.

Christadelphian Isolation League

In the UK the biggest of these events takes place once every four years in Birmingham, England and there are two annual events - the first, a weekend long event for young people at the Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire and the other an 11+ week long equivalent at Ringsfield Hall, Beccles, Suffolk (although this does not include dominantly young people in isolation, it gives primarity to them and acts in the CIL's name, run by the Youth Superintendent of CIL.

Clayton Equipment Company

The expansion necessitated the acquisition of new premises in Hatton, Derbyshire, and in 1957, Clayton Equipment was acquired by International Combustion Ltd.

Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire

This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire.

Derwent, Alberta

Established in 1928 when the Canadian Pacific Railway opened a rail line through the region, it was named after Derwent, Derbyshire, England.

Duffield Bank Railway

The Duffield Bank Railway was built by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood in the grounds of his house on the hillside overlooking Duffield, Derbyshire in 1874.

ECi Software Solutions

In April 2012, ECi announced that it acquired Derbyshire, England based BlueSky Systems Solutions, Ltd., a back office systems supplier for the European office products industry.

Fairfax Moresby

Colonel of the 2nd Staffordshire Militia and Colonel Commandant of the Lichfield Volunteer Yeomanry, who had been posted to India where he married Mary Rotton (1767–1830) of Duffield, Derbyshire in October 1784.

Festive ecology

Accounts of other traditional customs on 29 May are usually linked to Royal Oak Day (Oak Apple Day) and include the surviving customary rights in Grovely Wood at Great Wishford, Wiltshire, and Garland King Day at Castleton (Derbyshire).

Geoffrey Alselin

Geoffrey Alselin (birthdate unknown) was an English Lord of Elvaston, Derbyshire and Laxton, Nottinghamshire who came to power sometime after the Norman invasion of England and victory at the Battle of Hastings.

George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon

Vernon was the son of Henry Vernon, of Sudbury, Derbyshire, and his wife Anne, daughter and heiress of Thomas Pigott by his wife Mary, sister and heiress of Sir Peter Venables, Baron of Kinderton, Cheshire.

Godfrey de Foljambe

He married (possibly his second marriage, though little is known of the first), Avena (died 1382), daughter of Sir Thomas Ireland of Hartshorne, and had several sons, including Geoffrey Foljambe the younger (died 1375), and Thomas Foljambe (died 1433), who was a Baron of the Exchequer and chief steward of the duchy of Lancaster.

Handyside Bridge

It is a riveted, wrought iron, Tied-arch bridge at the entrance to Darley Park in Derby spanning the River Derwent and was part of the Great Northern Railway Derbyshire Extension popularly known as the (Derby) Friargate Line.

Heath and Holmewood

As its name suggests, the main settlements in the parish are Heath and Holmewood.

Henry Nicholson Ellacombe

In 1847 he was ordained and spent a year as a curate at Sudbury, Derbyshire, before returning to Bitton as his father's curate.

Hope Construction Materials

The name of the company comes from the village of Hope, Derbyshire, which is the location of the company's largest quarry and cement works.

Jack in the green

Other related figures in Britain include the Burry Man of South Queensferry and the Garland King of Castleton, Derbyshire, who parades on Oak Apple Day.

James Dowdall

The Dowdalls of Louth originated at Dovedale in Derbyshire and became prominent in Ireland in the late Middle Ages.

Jeff Bourne

Born in Linton, Derbyshire, he spent most of his early career in the lower English divisions before moving to the United States where he played six seasons in the North American Soccer League, two in the second division American Soccer League.

Lombe's Mill

Lombe's Mill was built next to Thomas Cotchett's 1704 mill on the west bank of the River Derwent in Derby.

Longbridge Weir Hydro

Longbridge Weir Hydro Power House is the name given to a hydro-electric dam built on the River Derwent in the City of Derby.

Mary Hungerford

Mary married, secondly, on 1 May 1509, Sir Richard Sacheverell (d. 14 April 1534), second son of Ralph Sacheverell of Morley, Derbyshire, by whom she had no issue.

Matlock Riverside railway station

Due to operating complications at the Buxton end of the route, Peak Rail moved south to Darley Dale near Matlock, and the former Chee Dale Halt was re-used, forming Matlock Riverside.

Millstone

Derbyshire Peak stones of grey Millstone Grit, cut from one piece, used for grinding barley; imitation Derbyshire Peak stones are used as decorative signposts at the boundaries of the Peak District National Park.

Newport Pagnell Canal

The main cargo was coal, brought from Shipley on the Nutbrook Canal and Moira on the Ashby Canal for sale in Newport Pagnelll and the surrounding region.

Nicholas Bozon

He was, by his own admission, del ordre de freres menours ("of the order of the Friars Minor"), and probably associated with the Nottingham friary, since he refers in his own writings to the Trent and Derwent rivers.

North Derbyshire Chargers

Before the 2008 season started, it was decided that the club should merge with the newly formed North Derbyshire Chargers, who were based in the town of Eckington to prevent dilution of resource in the area.

In 1997 a new junior club was formed in the town of Eckington on the back of development work by the Sheffield Eagles club.

Peter Eustace

He was for a time landlord of The Cheshire Cheese Inn pub in Hope, Derbyshire.

Risley Park Lanx

The Risley Park Lanx is a large Roman silver dish (or lanx) that was discovered in 1729 in Risley Park, Derbyshire.

Robert Moncreiff, 3rd Baron Moncreiff

In 1870, Moncreiff was awarded BA and ordained a deacon at Lichfield when he became curate of Cubley, Derbyshire.

Roger Jupp

He was ordained deacon in 1980 and priest in 1981 and served as Assistant Curate of Newbold with Dunston (1980-83), Cowley St John (1983-85), and Islington St James with St Philip (1985-86).

Samuel Roper

He was the eldest son of Thomas Roper of Heanor, Derbyshire, by his second wife, Anne, daughter and co-heir of Alvered Gresbrooke of Middleton, Warwickshire.

Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway

The line was opened as far as Woodhead in 1844, with stations at Hadfield and Woodhead.

Snow Knight

Snow Knight was bred by J. A. Claude Lilley, a textile manufacturer and the proprietor of Quarry Stud on Duffield Bank in Makeney, Derbyshire.

Spital, Derbyshire

Spital Cemetery was opened in 1857 to serve the local communities of Brimington and Tapton, providing approximately 10.5 acres (4.25 hectares) of burial space.

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

When Hilary, Herr Lipp and Geoff come out, they are in Hadfield - the town where The League of Gentlemen is filmed.

Thomas Linacre

He was born at Brampton, Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, descended from an ancient family recorded in the Domesday Book.

W. M. Hodgkins

William Mathew went to school at Staveley, Derbyshire and his exercise book in penmanship survives, prefiguring his adult career as a law clerk and lawyer and his lifelong interest in graphics.

WAGR Y class

The Y class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clayton Equipment Company, Hatton for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1953 and 1955.

War Widows Association of Great Britain

In the 2003 New Year Honours, Mary Brailsford of Chesterfield, Derbyshire was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) "for services to the War Widows Association of Great Britain".

Will Streets

Streets was born in Whitwell, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas and Hannah Streets, and was one of twelve children.

William Edwin Harvey

For his trade union activity, he was dismissed from the local pit, but managed to find work at Sheepbridge, then later at Morton.

Winhill/Losehill

The band's name is taken from two mountains located in the English village of Hope, Derbyshire, namely Win Hill and Lose Hill.


Alan Hardwick

Hardwick left Derbyshire to become a sub-editor with the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald in Swindon in 1969, then moved on to become a news editor for the now defunct Lincolnshire Chronicle.

Apple Day

Cromford, near Matlock, Derbyshire are notorious apple promoters.

Bobby Ball

Ball went to work in a factory as a welder and it was here that he met his future partner, Thomas Derbyshire (Tommy Cannon).

Charles Hastings

Sir Charles Abney-Hastings, 2nd Baronet (1792–1858), High Sheriff of Derbyshire and MP for Leicester, 1826–1831

Colour of My Soul

Rob Derbyshire is an experienced touring musician, having worked as keyboard player with legendary former Motown artist Edwin Starr, while the other group member and producer Paul 'Solomon' Mullings worked with reggae bands in the Midlands and was a guitarist in Pato Banton's band.

Creswell and Welbeck railway station

Creswell and Welbeck railway station is a former railway station in the village of Creswell, north eastern Derbyshire, England.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2010

In the 2010 County Championship, Derbyshire was in Division 2 and finished in ninth position.

Frederik Klokker

He was released by Derbyshire following the 2009 season, but continued to feature in Minor counties cricket with Suffolk, making five Minor Counties Championship and four MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.

Frisii

Tangible evidence of the existence of the Frisavones includes several inscriptions found in Britain, from Roman Manchester and from Melandra Castle near modern Glossop in Derbyshire.

George Beet

George Beet, Jr. (1904–1949), Derbyshire cricketer, son of George Beet, Sr.

Godfrey Bagnall Clarke

Godfrey Bagnall Clarke (c.1742-26 December 1774), of Sutton Scarsdale Hall in Derbyshire, was a British Member of Parliament, representing Derbyshire.

Guy Jackson

Jackson's brother Geoffrey Jackson and cousin, Anthony Jackson, also played cricket for Derbyshire.

Jackson played occasionally until the 1936 season, his final first-class appearance for Derbyshire being in July against the Indian tourists in a rain-affected draw.

Humphrey Berisford

Christopher Green's 'F' manuscript, now in the English College, Rome, says of Berisford that he was a gentleman of Derbyshire, the son of an esquire, whose father was a Protestant, and that he studied at Douay for about two years.

I travelled among unknown men

Similarly, no insight can be gained from determining the exact geographical location of the 'springs of Dove'; in his youth, Wordsworth had visited springs of that name in Derbyshire, Patterdale and Yorkshire.

John Derbyshire

Derbyshire also defended his position in an interview with Alex Kurtagić for American Renaissance magazine.

John Seddon of Warrington

After the closure of the private academies at Kendal (1753) and Findern, Derbyshire (1754), a project was launched in July 1754 for establishing in the north of England a dissenting academy by subscription.

Joseph Cupitt

He took one wicket in the match, that of future Test cricketer Claude Buckenham, though Derbyshire lost the match by an innings margin, in part thanks to a first-class best 277 runs from Charlie McGahey.

Kerfuffle

Produced by multi-instrumentalist Steafan Hannigan and recorded at his Oisín Studios, Not to Scale was released on the newly founded RootBeat Records on 14 June 2003, to coincide with the band's appearance at the first Festival of the Peak, a festival held at Carsington Water in Derbyshire.

Ludworth

Ludworth, Greater Manchester (historically in Derbyshire, after 1936 in Cheshire)

Michael Thomas Sadler

Michael Sadler, the son of James Sadler, was born in Snelston, Derbyshire, on 3 January 1780.

Oak Apple Day

The Garland King who rides through the streets of Castleton, Derbyshire, at the head of a procession, completely disguised in a garland of flowers, which is later affixed to a pinnacle on the parish church tower, can have little connection with the Restoration, even though he dresses in Stuart costume.

P. G. Ashmore

Professor Philip George Ashmore, known as Sandy Ashmore, born Derbyshire, England, 5 May 1916, died 25 March 2002, was an English academic chemist and the first Professor of Physical Chemistry at UMIST, Manchester.

Pingle

The Pingle School, state comprehensive school in South Derbyshire, England

Pinxton F.C.

Pinxton Football Club is a football club based in Pinxton, Derbyshire.

Richard de Grey

Richard, 1 Dec 1202-8 Sep 1271, was the eldest surviving son of Henry de Grey of Thurrock, an Essex landowner owning the manors of Codnor in Derbyshire and Grimston in Nottinghamshire; and Isolda de Bardolf.

Robert Heath

From 1629 he was taking an entrepreneurial interest in the lead mines of Derbyshire, engaging Sir Cornelius Vermuyden as partner in a major drainage operation at Wirksworth, at the ore-rich Dovegang Rake.

Robert Swindell

Swindell was part of the Derbyshire tailending attack along with team-mate Mike Hendrick during the early 1970s.

Robin Buckston

He became captain of Derbyshire in the 1937 season when after their Championship win in the 1936 season, the club came third in the Championship.

Samuel Boteler Bristowe

After court sittings, Bristowe routinely left Nottingham on the 5.40pm Great Northern train to return to his home at West Hallam in Derbyshire, and on this occasion was followed unobserved by Arnemann, who bought a ticket to the same destination and followed the judge onto the platform.

Solar Pyramid

In 2002, it was announced that construction of the 40 metre high sculpture, designed by Richard Swain and Adam Walkden would be commenced at Poolsbrook, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

South East Derbyshire

South East Derbyshire Rural District, a rural district in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974

Stephen Gough

Released in early October 2012, he walked from Saughton to Edale, Derbyshire during October, continuing across the English border down the Pennine Way to Edale by 31 October, with two arrests en route in Hebden Bridge and Halifax.

Steven Blakeley

Steven Blakeley was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire in 1982 and was brought up in the Derbyshire mining town of Bolsover.

Thomas Brierley

When the Duke of Devonshire was Provincial Grandmaster for Derbyshire, Thomas and some friends walked to Chatsworth House which sat in a large Deer Park laid out by Capability Brown where they were refused admittance as the Duke was home.

Toby Perkins

A former Chesterfield, Sheffield Tigers RUFC and Derbyshire Rugby Union player, he qualified as a rugby coach in 2006 and coached a junior team at Sheffield Tigers RUFC.

Walter Sugg

His younger brother Frank played first-class cricket for Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and England.

William Pedley

Pedley was born at Stubbing Court, Wingerworth, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Humphrey Pedley and his wife Mary Gully, daughter of John Gully.

William Snape

After his accident he was keen to pursue his acting career, and enrolled on a drama course in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, before starting a full-time course in October 2002.

William Stanhope Badcock

He was married, in 1822, to Selina, daughter of Sir Henry Harpur Crewe of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire.

William Wilmot

Despite Wilmot finishing not out from seventh in the batting lineup, Derbyshire lost by an innings margin, thanks to centuries from the Australians' batsmen Hugh Trumble, Monty Noble and Joe Darling, all of whom were past and future Test cricketers for the national side.