Boylestone

Boylestone

St John the Baptist's Church, Boylestone

Boylestone parish highlighted within Derbyshire
Population 318 (2011)
OS grid reference SK182359
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ASHBOURNE
Postcode district DE6
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands

Boylestone is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 165, increasing to 318 at the 2011 Census.[1] The village is situated about eight miles east of Uttoxeter.

The village also has a Church and Village Hall. The church is 14th century with a tower added in 1844 by Henry Duesbury.[2][3]

There is no active Women's Institute but there is a Ladies' Group and an "Evergreen" club. The pub sponsors a football club in the local "summer league"

The cartoonist Bill Tidy lives in the village.

History

Boylestone was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[4] and being worth thirty shillings.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1986. The Buildings of England:Derbyshire. pp 102-103. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  3. ↑ Boylestone at Derbyshireuk.net accessed 19 December 2007
  4. ↑ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Aston-on-Trent, Hartshorne and Cowley.
  5. ↑ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.747

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Coordinates: 52°55′13″N 1°43′51″W / 52.9202°N 1.7308°W / 52.9202; -1.7308


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