Kedleston
Kedleston | |
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Kedleston Hall | |
Kedleston Location within Derbyshire | |
OS grid reference | SK311403 |
District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DERBY |
Postcode district | DE22 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
Kedleston is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire. It lies to the north-west of Derby, and nearby places include Quarndon, Weston Underwood, , and Kirk Langley. The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Mackworth, Amber Valley.
History[]
Kedleston was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[1] and having a mill. It was valued at 20 shillings.[2]
The name of the village derives from Ketel’s tūn, the homestead belonging to Ketel, from the Old Norse Ketill [3]
The village is the site of Kedleston Hall, the historic residence of the Curzon family and now run by the National Trust. The parish church is All Saints,[4] which is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[5]
Notable residents[]
Robert of Courçon, English cardinal, was born here in the 12th century.[6]
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859–1925), Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary.
References[]
- ^ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Great Longstone, Wormhill, Duffield and Cowley.
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.749
- ^ Ekwall, E., (1964) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names, 4th Edition.
- ^ All Saints
- ^ All Saints, Kedleston Archived 2010-09-16 at the UK Government Web Archive, visitchurches.org, accessed 29 September 2010
- ^ Turner, William (1913). "Robert of Courçon". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links[]
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