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Kelly's Directory, Derbyshire, 1891> This page |
| Whitwell, Derbyshire |
| 19th Century Derbyshire Directory Transcripts |
| From: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - p.236 |
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WHITWELL is a considerable agricultural village and parish,
on the road from Chesterfield to Worksop, in the extreme north-east
of the county, bounded by Yorkshire on the north and Nottinghamshire
on the east, with a station on the Mansfield and Worksop branch of
the Midland railway, and 11¾ miles north-east from Chesterfield,
4½ south-west from Worksop and 151¼ from London, in
the North Eastern division of the county, Scarsdale hundred, Eckington
petty sessional division, Worksop union and county court district,
rural deanery of Staveley, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell.
The church of St. Lawrence is a cruciform building of stone, chiefly
Norman and dating from 1150, transepts having been added and the east
end altered at a later period in the Decorated style ; it consists
of chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, transepts and a Norman tower
containing a clock (entirely renewed in 1890 at a cost of £110)
and 3 bells: there are two piscinæ, one in the chancel and the
other in the south transept, and two stone sedilia in the chancel
with lofty and richly carved tabernacle work: there is a memorial
window to the late rector, placed in 1876, and a monument with recumbent
effigy, to Sir Roger Manners knt. erected in 1632 : the font is massive
and dates probably from about 1490 : the church was thoroughly restored
in 1886, at a cost of £2,000, given chiefly by the Duke of Portland:
there are 500 sittings, all free. The register of baptisms and burials
dates from the year 1672, and of marriages from 1682. The living is
a rectory, average tithe rent-charge £530, net yearly value
£541, with 143 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of
the Duke of Portland, and held since 1874 by the Rev. George Edward
Mason M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge, and prebendary of Southwell.
The Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1858, has 150 sittings and there is
also a Free Methodist chapel. There are several small charities, which
are distributed on St. Thomas' day. Whitwell Hall, a large and ancient
building, was formerly the seat of Sir Roger Manners, who was knighted
at Theobalds, Herts, 25 April, 1615, and fell during the Civil War;
the house has for many years been used as the National school. At
STEETLEY, a farm 1½ miles north of the village, is an ancient
Norman church, partially covered with ivy, restored and reconsecrated
on November 2nd, 1880 ; and consisting of apsidal chancel and nave,
divided by a fine arch of three orders, on piers with curiously carved
capitals: there are 80 sittings. Whitwell Wood extends over 440 acres.
The Duke of Portland is lord of the manor and chief owner. The soil
is limestone and loamy, producing abundant crops of wheat, barley
and turnips. The area is 5,231 acres of rich and highly cultivated
land; rateable value, £8,767 ; the population in 1881 was 1,809. BELPH, 2 miles south-east, and BAKESTON MOOR are hamlets ; Creswell is partly in this parish. Hall Leys, Millash, Springfields, Commonside, Firbeck, Green Lane End, Red Hill and Burnt Leys are other places. Parish Clerk, Daniel Guirdham. POST, M. O. & T. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office.- Thomas Rotherham. postmaster. Letters arrive by mail from Chesterfield at 8 a.m. ; dispatched at 5 p.m. ; on sundays, 2 p.m. Parcels post, at 5 p.m National School, with house for the master & mistress, erected for 260 children; average attendance, 80 boys, 76 girls & 106 infants ; the school is partly supported by the Duke of Portland; Robert Ellis, master; Miss Ellen Needham, mistress; Miss Amelia Johncock, infants' mist Railway Station, William Frederick Best, station master Blackman Mrs Elsom Frederick Joseph Mason Rev. Geo. Edwd. M.A.. Rectory Smith Rev. James B.A. [curate] Smith Sydney, Burnt Leys Walker George, Old Manor house COMMERCIAL. Andrews William, grocer Bartholomew George, farmer Bell Walter, butcher Booth Samuel, farmer, Creswell Collingham James, farmer Collingham Wm. Old Boot & Shoe P.H Coupe James, Jug & Glass P.H Drabble Sophia (Miss), grocer Ellis Ann (Mrs.), farmer Ellis Charles, beer retailer Ellis John, farmer Ellis Joseph, farmer Elsom Frederick Joseph L.R.C.P. Edin. physician & surgeon, & medical officer & public vaccinator, Whitwell & Cuckney districts, Worksop union Evans Rd. Butchers' Arms P.H. & grocer Eyre Rt. miller (steam & wind) & farmr Futtitt William, George inn, & farmer Glossop Thomas, farmer. Common side Godley Samuel, tailor Gosling Frederick, farmer, Cinders Hancock Charles, farmer, Belph grange Hartley George, blacksmith Hibberd Cromwell, shopkeeper Hill Thomas, wheelwright Hill William, wheelwright & farmer Hind William, miller (steam & wind), Belph mill Jackson Mary (Mrs.), farmer, Firbeck Jallande William, miller (steam & wind) Lindley George, harness maker Lindley John, farmer Marlow William Henry, farmer Mellish George Cook, farmer Mellish William Thomas, farmer, Belph Mills Charles, wheelwright Mills John, beer retailer Minkley Joseph, brewer Richardson & Malthouse, grocers Richardson Thomas, butcher Roberts Mary (Mrs.), Half Moon P.H Rotherham Thomas, draper, Post office Sapsford Jacob James, farmer Selby Joseph, Dale inn Slaney Thomas, grocer Smith George, shoe maker Smith Sydney, farmer, Burnt Leys Storey Samuel, shopkeeper Swift Ann (Mrs.), farmer, Common side Taylor Augustus George, estate agent Thompson John, farmer Thompson Samuel, butcher Tinker Edwin Chas. The Vaults P.H. & grcr Walker George, farmer Wardley John Marsden, shopkeeper Warrener Anthony, farmer, Southgate Webster Samuel, butcher Webster George Peter, farmer West Joseph, farmer, Bonder Whitwell Colliery (Shireoaks Colliery Co. Limited, proprietors) Wilson Matthew, butcher Yates Robert, road surveyor [End of transcript. Spelling, case and punctuation
are as they appear in the Directory.]
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