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Kelly's Directory, Derbyshire, 1891> This page |
| Brailsford (with Ednaston), Derbyshire |
| 19th Century Derbyshire Directory Transcripts |
| From: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - p.56 |
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BRAILSFORD is a large parish and picturesque village, on the
old London road and Brailsford Brook, a tributary to the Dove, 6 miles
south-south-east from Ashbourne, the nearest railway station, 7 north-west
from Derby, in the Southern division of the county, Appletree hundred,
Ashborne union and county court district, Derby petty sessional division,
rural deanery of Ashborne, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell.
The church of All Saints, a building of stone in the Norman style,
stands by itself a short distance from the village, and consists of
chancel, nave, south aisle, south porch, and a lofty embattled tower
at the west end containing a fine peal of 5 bells, dating from 1717
to 1816: an arcade of three circular arches divides the south aisle
from the nave, but the piers are Decorated : at the west end of the
aisle is a blocked circular arch with 8 massive Norman pillar, crowned
by a spreading capital ornamented with tooth-mouldings, a smaller
pillar supporting the north side of the chancel arch : the chancel
is a good specimen of the Decorated work prevailing between 1300 and
1320, and is enriched with six stained windows, the east window being
the gift of Henry and Walter Bowden esqs. : the tower is a large but
well-built example of the Perpendicular style, c. 1500, and
the porch dates generally from 1629, the inner door with its massive
iron work and lock being of the 16th century: the font, an octagon,
is a Perpendicular work, and bears the Tudor rose: there are three
sedilia and a piscina with credence shelf, and in the opposite wall
an almery : at the west end of the aisle are ten massive oaken benches
of admirable construction, about 300 years old, and in the north wall
of the chancel a sepulchral recess, used probably as an Easter sepulchre:
the aisle has also an early incised slab of the 12th century; on the
south side of the church are the remains of the old churchyard cross
consisting of one step only and a base, and an ancient yew tree :
the church was partially restored in 1862, when a vestry was added;
and the restoration was completed in 1886, when the gallery was removed
and the church re-seated, the cost being £1,040, raised by subscription:
the silver communion plate is dated 1732 : there are now 250 sittings.
The register dates from the year 1647 : the early registers are in
an excellent state of preservation, and, contrary to general experience,
were kept with unusual care and accuracy during the Commonwealth period.
The living is a rectory, average tithe rent-charge £404, net
yearly value £529, with residence, and including 67 acres of
glebe, In the gift of Earl Ferrers, and held since 1860 by the Rev.
James Guthrie Croker B.A. of Trinity College, Dublin. Here is a Wesleyan
chapel, built in 1821 and seating 100, and a Primitive Methodist chapel,
built in 1845 and seating 120. Cox's charity of £15 yearly is
distributed in money, clothing and food : Elizabeth Poole, in 1691,
left £20 to the poor of this parish; and in 1714 the Rev. Samuel
Labonnel also left £20, the interest being paid to the poor
at Easter and Christmas. Brailsford was a Roman settlement. Brailsford
Hall, the residence of William Cox esq. M.A., J.P. and Ednaston Lodge,
the seat of Clement Boughton Kingdon esq. J.P. are pleasantly situated
near the village. The landowners are Sir T. W. Evans bart. FR.G.S.
of Allestree Hall, who is lord of the manor, William Cox esq. (lord
of the manor of Culland), Clement Boughton Kingdon esq. Sir A. B.
Walker bart. with several smaller proprietors. The soil is chiefly
strong; subsoil, marl. The land is chiefly kept in pasture for dairy
produce. The acreage is 4,292 ; rateable value, £6,702 ; the
population in 1881 was 651. EDNASTON township is half a mile north-west, and will be found under a separate heading. Parish Clerk, Joseph Wood. POST, M. O. & T. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office. -Charles William Webster, receiver. Letters arrive from Derby at 4.50 a.m. ; dispatched at 7.44 p.m. On sunday there is no delivery, but the office is open for letter callers from 8 till 10 a.m. ; letters are dispatched at 7.44 p.m WALL LETTER BOX, Ednaston, cleared at 6.15 p.m National School (mixed), erected by Sir T. W. Evans bart. for 140 children; average attendance, 95 ; Wm. Sargent master & organist of the parish church Brailsford. Brewin Mrs. Culland hall Cox William M.A., J.P. Brailsford hall Croker Rev. Jas. Guthrie B.A. Rectory Milnes Ernst. Swinnertn. J.P. Culland ho O'Callaghan Matthew Quinn COMMERCIAL. Archer Ernest Robert, farmer, Culland ho Boam Samuel, farmer Brailsford Cheese Factory Association (William Gillman, manager) Brownsword Mary (Mrs.), farmer Cockeram Sarah Ann (Mrs.), Saracen's Head P.H. & farmer Crawford James, baker & grocer Fitchett Charles, farmer Fitchett John, wheelwright Foster George William, saddler Frost George, shopkeeper Frost Thomas, wheelwright Gibbs William, farmer, Culland Goodman William, farmer, Kingsgrove Greenway Horatio, butcher Grix Elias, blacksmith Grix Jane (Mrs.), dress maker Hall William, farmer, Upper Burrows Harrison Edward farmer Harrison Joseph, farmer The Green Holmes Thomas, landowner & farmer, Pool Head farm Hough John, saddler Johnson Thomas, farmer, Burrows Lamb Alexander, farmer, Burrows Jones William, carpenter Lamb Helen (Mrs.), farmer Murfin Samuel, farmer O'Callaghan Matthew Quinn L.R.C.P. Edin. physician & surgeon & medical officer & public vaccinator, Longford district, Ashborne union Osborne William, farmer, Brailsford grn Peach John, tailor Richardson John, head gardener to William Cox esq Ride William, blacksmith Rose Joseph, farmer Saint Thomas, farmer, Church fields Sargent Wm. schoolmaster & organist Slater Godfrey, farmer Slater Joseph, farmer, Cuscases Soresby Gilbert, farmer Taylor James, boot & shoe maker Taylor John, boot & shoe maker Thomson William, farmer Walker Herbert, saddler Warner Louisa (Mrs.), dress maker Webster Chas. Wm. shopkpr. Post office White Annie (Mrs.), Rose & Crown P.H. & farmer Wibberley James, farrier Woolley Thomas, plumber & glazier Yates John, farmer Yates John, farmer, Old Park Yates Mary (Mrs.), farmer Yates Thomas, farmer & miller (water), Brailsford mill Yates Trevor, gravel merchant Yeomans William, farmer, Burrows Ednaston. Kingdon Clement Boughton J.P. Ednaston lodge COMMERCIAL. Beeson Elizabeth (Mrs.), cowkeeper Cotterill Francis, farmer Dickins Fanny (Mrs.), shopkeeper Fitchett George, tailor Fitchett William, cowkeeper Frost John, farmer Goodall Thomas, farmer Harrison Genrge, farmer Jebb Henry, farmer Kenderdine John, farmer Maskery John, beer retailer Mason William, farmer, Ednaston hall Myatt James, farmer &c Slack Samuel, farmer Thompson Thomas, smith Udall John, farmer [End of transcript. Spelling, case and punctuation
are as they appear in the Directory.]
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