Kedleston

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All Saints' Church is the only surviving building from the original village.
Kedleston
Kedleston Hall
Kedleston is located in Derbyshire
Kedleston
Kedleston
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK311403
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Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDERBY
Postcode districtDE22
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52°58′00″N 01°32′50″W / 52.96667°N 1.54722°W / 52.96667; -1.54722
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Kedleston is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Derby. Nearby places include Quarndon, Weston Underwood, Mugginton 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 medieval village was demolished by the Curzons to build Kedleston Hall,[4] the historic residence of the Curzon family now run by the National Trust. The parish Church adjacent to the hall All Saints is all that remains of the original village[5] and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[6]

Notable residents

Robert of Courçon, English cardinal, was born here in the 12th century.[7]

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859–1925), Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary.

See also

References

  1. ^ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Great Longstone, Wormhill, Duffield and Cowley.
  2. ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.749
  3. ^ Ekwall, E., (1964) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names, 4th Edition.
  4. ^ "All Saints' Church, Kedleston, Derbyshire".
  5. ^ All Saints
  6. ^ All Saints, Kedleston Archived 2010-09-16 at the UK Government Web Archive, visitchurches.org, accessed 29 September 2010
  7. ^  Turner, William (1913). "Robert of Courçon". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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