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| Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire |
| 19th Century Derbyshire Directory Transcripts |
| From: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - pp.100-101 |
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COTON-IN-THE-ELMS is a parish, formed 10 March, 1865, from
the parish of Lullington, 6 miles south from Burton-upon-Trent, about
3 miles from Donisthorpe station on the Benton and Nuneaton branch
of the Midland railway and 7½ north-by-east from Tamworth,
in the Southern division of the county, hundred of Repton and Gresley,
Swadlincote petty sessional division,
Burton-upon-Trent union and county court district, rural deanery of
Repton, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The church
of St. Mary, erected in 1846, is a building of grey sandstone in the
Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave and a western tower with
spire, containing one small bell : there is a memorial window to Anne
(Horton), d. 4 Feb. 1871, wife of the late Right Ron. Sir Robert
Wilmot Horton bart. by the tenantry and parishioners of Coton as a
mark of their esteem; and on
the south side of the nave is another memorial window to the same
lady by members of her family, presenting a likeness of herself, with
a little girl, the Hon. Darea Curzon, only daughter of the late Lord
Zouche, and sister of the present Lord Zouche, standing at her knee;
there is a third memorial window to Emily Julia (Wilmot-Horton), d.
11 March, 1866, wife of the late Lord Zouche : in the chancel is a
marble tablet, to the Rev. Theodore Echalaz, vicar of Lullington,
dated 1858 : there are 246 sittings. The register dates from the year
1846; the earlier registers are at Lullington, The living is a vicarage,
net yearly value £139, with residence, in the gift of Mrs. Anson
Horton, of Catton Hall, and held since 1872 by the Rev. James Burdekin.
There is a Wesleyan chapel. Wagstaff and Clarke's bequests amount
to £3 8s., £2 of which is applied to the education of
5 poor children of Coton, the remainder being distributed among the
poor. The principal landowners are Mrs. Anson Horton, of Catton Hall,
who is lady of the manor; Lieut.-Colonel Charles Milligan J. P. of
Cauldwell hall, Nathaniel Charles Curzon esq. J. P. of Lockington,
Edwin Mallaber esq. and Thomas Tibbitts. The soil is rich loam; subsoil,
clay and gravel. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and roots.
The area is 1,100 acres; rateable value, £2,694; the population
in 1881 was 495. Parish Clerk, John Brown POST & M. O. 0., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office.- Mrs. Mary Ann Smith, receiver. Letters through Burton-upon-Trent arrive at 9 a.m. ; dispatched at 4,35 p.m. on week days only. The nearest telegraph office is at Gresley railway station National School (mixed), for 100 children; average attendance, 82 ; Frederick Cottrell, master; Mrs. Julia Cottrell, mistress CARRIER TO & FROM BURTON-UPON-TRENT.-Mary Whetton, every thursday Burdekin Rev. James [vicar] Goodall Thomas COMMERCIAL. Atkins John William, wheelwright blacksmith & assistant overseer Boss Thomas Graham, Black Horse P.H Chadwick John, grocer Davis William, bricklayer Fern John, shoe maker & farmer Fletcher Elizabeth (Mrs.), blacksmith Hodson Henry, seedsman Holden Thomas, beer retailer Holmes Frederick, Shoulder of Mutton P.H. & butcher Mallaber Edwin, farmer & landowner Moore Charles, farmer Redfern Elizabeth (Mrs.), Queen's Head P.H. & shopkeeper Showell Edward, farmer Skermer Fanny (Miss), farmer, Church flats Smith Mary Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Post office White William, farmer Whittingham John, farmer & auctionr Wibberley John, farmer & vet. surgeon [End of transcript. Spelling, case and punctuation
are as they appear in the Directory.]
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