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Kelly's Directory, Derbyshire, 1891> This page |
| Marston on Dove, Derbyshire |
| 19th Century Derbyshire Directory Transcripts |
| From: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - pp.251-252 |
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MARSTON-ON-DOVE is a parish, comprising the townships of HILTON,
MARSTON-ON-DOVE, HOON, HATTON and HARGATE MANOR, in the Western division
of the county, hundred and petty sessional division of Appletree,
Burton-on-Trent union and county court district, rural deanery of
Longford, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. Marston-on-Dove
is on the borders of Staffordshire, one mile north-east from Tutbury
junction on the North Staffordshire line, 5 miles north-west from
Burton-upon-Trent and 9 south-west from Derby. The church of St. Mary
is a building of stone, in the Early English style, with Decorated
additions, consisting of chancel, nave of five bays, aisles, south
porch and an embattled western tower, with a lofty spire and containing
a clock and 4 bells, dated 1750 : there is a remarkably fine old Norman
font, and the church affords 375 sittings, about 96 of which are free.
The register dates from the year 1654, for all entries. The living
is a vicarage, tithe rent-charge £1, with 76 acres of glebe,
gross yearly value £160, with residence, in the gift of the
Duke of Devonshire, who is lay impropriator, and held since 1890 by
the Rev. Henry Wm. Lamb M.A. of Christ Church, Oxford. The charities
amount to about £80 yearly. The Duke of Devonshire K.G. is lord
of the manor and sole landowner in the township of Marston-on-Dove.
The soil is chiefly light; sub-soil, gravel. The area of the township
1,004 acres ; rateable value, £2,500 ; the township contained
a population in 1881 of 108, and in the parish 1,461. Parish Clerk, Edwin Brooks. LETTER BOX cleared at 5 p.m. in winter; 5.50 p.m. in summer. Letters through Derby arrive at 7.30 a.m. ; Tutbury is the nearest money order & telegraph office CARRIERS.-Francis Wain, Derby, tues. & fri. ; Burton-on- Trent, thurs. ; Uttoxeter, wed. & sat. ; Thomas Peach, Derby, tues. & thurs. ; Burton-on-Trent, wed Hilton is a township, in the parish of Marston-on-Dove 1½ miles north-west from Egginton station. There are Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels here; the former, erected in 1841, will seat 120; the latter, built in 1847 and enlarged in 1889, seats 100 persons. The Wakelyn is an ancient half-timbered mansion, with gables, and curiously ornamented. The trustees of the late William Eaton Mousley esq. are lords of the manor. The principal landowners are the Duke of Devonshire K.G. John Harrison esq. D.L., J.P. of Snelston, and Samuel Archer esq. of Hilton. The acreage is 1,761 ; rateable value, £4.458; the population in 1881 was 795. HARGATE MANOR is a township; the area is 74 acres; the population in 1881 was 9. POST OFFICE, Hilton.-John Charles Codling, receiver. Letters are received through Derby, arrive at 5.10 a.m. ; dispatched at 8 p.m. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Etwall. Postal orders are issued here, but not paid A School Board of 7 members was formed in 1876 for the United District of Hilton, Hargate Manor, Hatton, Hoon & Marston-on-Dove ; George Charles Lucas, Rose cottage, Hilton, clerk to the board & attendance officer Board School (mixed & infants) built in 1882, at a cost of £950, for 140 boys & girls & 72 infants ; average attendance, 118 boys & girls & 62 infants ; John Wm. Brown, master ; Miss Emily Hawksworth, infants' mistress Free School, Hilton (now amalgamated with the Board school), founded by Arthur & Thomas Harrison in 1655, & endowed with 14A. 2R. of land Hoon township is 1½ mile north-east from Tutbury station. The area is 789 acres; rateable value, £1,688 ; the population in 1881 was 51. Letters through Derby arrive at 5.10 a.m. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Tutbury Hatton is a township and ancient village, in the parish of Marston-on-Dove. Hatton Mission church is a brick building, erected 1887 at a cost of £770, of which the Duke of Devonshire gave £100. A stone bridge of five arches crosses the river Dove to Tutbury, in Staffordshire, and the Tutbury station of the North Staffordshire railway is in this township, near the bridge. The Duke of Devonshire, who is lord of the manor, and the Rev. Canon Francis Paget D.D. of Oxford, are the principal landowners. The area is 735 acres; rateable value, £3,783; the population in 1881 was 507. LETTER BOX, Hatton, cleared at 8 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. & sundays 9.30 a.m, Letters through Burton-upon-Trent & Derby arrive at 5.45 a.m. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Tutbury Board School (mixed), built in 1879, for 120 boys & girls & 60 infants, with residence for master; average attendance, 70 boys & girls & 35 infants; Alfred Eaton, master; Mrs. Elizabeth Eaton, infants' mistress Tutbury Railway Station, William Sherratt, station master CARRIER.-Francis Wain, to Derby, tues. & fri. ; to Burton, thurs. ; to Uttoxeter, wed. & sat Marston-on-Dove. Lamb Rev. Henry William M.A. [vicar] Spurrier Henry J.P. The Old house Spurrier Miss Archer John Samuel, farmer Brooks Edwin, shoe maker & sexton Hill James,. joiner & wheelwright Johnson John Thomas, farmer Lowndes John, farmer, Dovebank ho Lowndes John, jun. farmer Noon George, builder, contractor, joiner & wheelwright Noon Robert, builder Slaney Eliza (Mrs.), farmer, Heath croft Hilton. Cook Mrs Kirk William Lucas George Charles, Rose cottage Marston John, Hilton cottage Massey Ernest Martin, Hilton house Massey Mrs. Hilton house Rose Miss COMMERCIAL. Archer John, farmer, Blakely farm Archer Samuel, farmer, Hilton grange Astle Edward, farmer Astle Thomas, cowkeeper Atkins Charles, farmer Bakewell Thomas William, blacksmith Barker Henry, plumber & glazier Bennett George, shopkeeper & Liberal registration agent Beresford Joseph, police constable Brooks Thomas, farmer & cattle dealer Brooks Thomas, cowkeeper Bryan John, cowkeeper Bull John Henry, grocer, tea dealer & provision merchant Codling John Charles, poor rate collector & assessor of taxes, Post office Collins Charles, King's Head P.H Dean Henry, farmer Docksey Joseph, farmer, Common Fearn Thomas, joiner Fowke, William, cowkeeper Gilbert Arthur, cowkeeper Greensmith T. C. & Co. millers (steam & water) & corn merchants Greensmith Ann (Mrs.), grocer Hawksworth Emily (Miss), schoolmistress Hicklin Thomas, cowkeeper Hill George, farmer & cattle dealer Holland Samuel, cowkeeper Hollis John, wheelwright Hoult Edwin, shoe maker Jackson George, cowkeeper Jenkinson John, White Swan P.H Laban Frank, farmer, Hargate manor Laban Geo. Edge, farmer, Hilton fields Laban James, farmer Laban James, jun, farmer Lucas George Charles, land & estate agent, & clerk to Hilton united district school board, Rose cottage Manlove Charles, beer retailer, joiner & wheelwright Manlove Joseph, farmer Massey Ernest Martin, artist, Hilton ho Meakin Fredk. William, Old Talbot Moore William, cowkeeper Morris Ann (Mrs.), cowkpr. Burnt heath Oliver Walter William, auctioneer, valuer & estate agent & deputy registrar of marriages for Derby sub-district Peach Thomas, carrier Poulton Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper Proudlove Ann (Mrs.), farmer Rutland John, cowkeeper Rutland William, cow keeper Wain Francis, carrier Wain Thomas, cowkeeper Wall George, butcher Wedd John, butcher Wood William, bricklayer Hoon. Archer John Charles, Hoon Hay farm Archer Wm. Henry, farmer, Hoon cottage Archer Wm. Joseph, farmer, Hoon mount Millward John, wheelwright & farmer, Hoon villa Orme Thomas, farmer, Hoon hall Hatton. Archer Thomas, Hatton villa Clamp Mrs Jackson John Richardson John Thomas Haden Shaw Ephraim Shephard James Shephard Mrs COMMERCIAL. Allcock Richard, wheelwright Allen Thomas William, coal merchant Andrews John Henry, beer retailer Astle Samuel, boot & shoe maker Bakewell George Henry, farmer Blood Henry, butcher & shopkeeper Bullock William, tailor Coxon Thomas, cow keeper Deville Thos. Robinson, joiner & shopkpr Eaton Alfred, schoolmaster England William Joseph, coal merchnt Hackett Mary (Miss), farmer Hewitt Samuel Faulkner, farmer Johnson William, farmer Jones John, cab proprietor, & livery stables, Castle Hotel yard Lester James, Castle hotel & posting house; good stabling accommodation Lockett Samuel, farmer, Hatton fields Moorcroft Mary Ann (Mrs.), beer retlr Needham Edward Thos. Railway inn Owen Thomas, builder, contractor & building material dealer Pott William, beer retailer Powell Arthur, tailor Richardson John Thomas Haden, flint glass manufacturer, Castle glass wks Shipton George, farmer Shipton Joseph, farmer Shipton Thomas (Mrs.), farmer Smith Andrew, auctioneer Strutt Alfred, coal merchant Thorpe Edward, cowkeeper Walker & Hincks, auction mart Wallis John, Old Cock P.H. & farmer ; good stabling accommodation White George Llewellyn, coal merchant Whittaker William, blacksmith Wood Samuel, butcher & farmer Yates Thomas, farmer [End of transcript. Spelling, case and punctuation
are as they appear in the Directory.]
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