Wensley, Derbyshire
Wensley is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) from Matlock, on the B5057 road.
| Wensley | |
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 Wensley | |
  Wensley Location within Derbyshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK263610 |
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| Shire county | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | DE4 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
The villagers in Wensley were employed in the lead mining industry in the fields around the village in the 18th and 19th century after the London Lead Company obtained the mining rights in the 1720s.[1]
The nearest schools are South Darley Primary School, Winster Primary School, Elton Primary School and Darley Dale Primary School. Its nearest senior schools are Lady Manners School in Bakewell and Highfields School in Matlock, Derbyshire.
Notable residents
- Sir Thomas Wensley (or Wendesley) (d.1403) of Wensley, five times a Member of Parliament for Derbyshire, in 1382, 1384, 1386, 1390 and 1394.[2] He was a follower of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and was killed on 21 July 1403, fighting at the Battle of Shrewsbury for the Lancastrian cause. His effigy survives in All Saints' Church, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
References
- Welcome to Wensley, accessed 28 December 2008
- Biography of Wensley, Sir Thomas (d.1403), of Wensley, Derbys. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993
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