Derbyshire and peak district area local history discover books. Nottinghamshire history nottinghamshire and derbyshire. Buy year of wonders by brooks, geraldine from amazons fiction books store. This place was an ancient township in morton parish in derbyshire and was incorporated as a modern civil parish in december, 1866. Pride and prejudice, the other queen, the perilous gard, uncle silas, miss wonderful, behind the shattered. In may 1999 it was mounted on a stone base with four steel rods and erected in its present location. Tideswell is a village and civil parish in the peak district of derbyshire, england. An online resource for nottinghamshire local history, genealogy and archaeology. Brackenfield derbyshire family history guide parishmouse. A history of derbyshire, part 4, modern derbyshire. Find your familys average life expectancy, most common occupation, and more.
Part of the britain express travel guide to derbyshire and the peak district, england, highlighting attractions, history, and visitor information. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of southwell. Other notable people with links to derbyshire include izaak walton, author of the compleat angler, one of the most reprinted books in the history of english. On the shortlist for the 2010 portico prize for nonfiction. Ogston hall is a privately owned 18thcentury country house situated at brackenfield, near alfreton, derbyshire. 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. The house has its origins about 1500 but was much altered in. You can feel the history of the northeast, as far back as st bede, running through his veins. Julia darlings top 10 books about northern england. The village is about five miles east of matlock and four and a half miles northwest of alfreton. You may contact the local parish council regarding civic or political issues, but do not ask them for help with family history questions. This parish was in the ancient scarsdale hundred or wapentake.
Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, the village is close to ogston reservoir, a haven for birdwatchers and home of the ogston bird club. At this time, evan rutherford, the mad potter of wirksworth or professor of green hill was giving a series of basic philosophy lessons to scarthin books mitchell. Scarthin books cromford bookshop for the majority of minorities. Brackenfield derbyshire family history guide september 2, 2019 brackenfield is an ecclesiastical parish in the county of derbyshire, created in 1758 from morton ancient parish. Buy derbyshire dialect by mike smith from waterstones today. The notts and derbyshire notes and queries, 18931898. The notts and derbyshire notes and queries, 18931898 database online. 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. Brackenfield, derbyshire genealogy heraldry and history. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional. Historic places to visit in derbyshire and the peak district historic uk.
Glover, stephen the history, gazetteer and directory of the county of derby. According to howard smith in his excellent book the guide stoops of derbyshire the top half of the stoop was buried in a field wall at elton common and had been there for 125 years. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, protecting staff and all derbyshire residents is our top priority, so until. Burdetts map of derbyshire by derbyshire archaeological. 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. Uploaded by the open domesday project, released under ccbysa by professor john palmer and george slater. The revell family of south normanton held ogston in the 14th century by marriage to the deincourt heiress. Marvellous me app, school website and brackenfield special school app available in the app store. Brackenfield is a village and civil parish in the north east derbyshire district of derbyshire, england. Brackenfield was probably originally known as brackenthwaite meaning a bracken clearing. 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. Today it is a scattered village centred around the very large village green.