Bradley, Derbyshire
Coordinates: 53°00′32″N 1°39′58″W / 53.009°N 1.666°W
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 Church of All Saints, Bradley. |
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Bradley shown within Derbyshire |
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| OS grid reference | SK225457 |
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| District | Derbyshire Dales |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ASHBOURNE |
| Postcode district | DE6 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Bradley is a village and parish in Derbyshire just to the east of Ashbourne. Other neighbouring parishes include Hulland and Yeldersley.
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History [edit]
Bradley was mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086 as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[1], having previously been in the possession of "Aelfric of Bradbourne" and "Leofwin".[2][3] The village is assessed being worth twenty shillings (a fall, having been valued as worth £2 in 1066), and having a taxable value of 1 geld unit.[2][3] The village is recorded as having 17 households: 6 of which were smallholdings.[2]
In 1891 Kelly described the village as "an agricultural parish and picturesque but scattered village" of 2,374 acres.[4] The soil is described as "chiefly gravel and clay", with the main crops grown being hay, wheat, barley, oats and turnips.[4] The population is recorded as 227 and the rateable value of the village given as £2,945.[4]
Village landmarks [edit]
All Saints' Church [edit]
The village's parish church is dedicated to All Saints.[5] Primarily constructed in the late 14th century, but incorporating some earlier work, it has an unusual layout with an aisleless nave and chancel, and no tower.[6][5]
In 1891 the church was described as "an edifice in the Decorated style of the early 14th century, consists of a small chancel and nave under a single roof, south porch and a wooden turret at the west end containing 3 bells, two of which date from 1722, the tenor being undated".[4]
The 18th century wooden bell-turret has been removed and one of the bells is attached to the rear wall.
The church was substantially renovated in the 19th century.[6] The church contains several graves and monuments belonging to members of the Kniveton, Byrom and Meynell families, who had formerly resided at Bradley Hall opposite the church.[4][5]
Bradley Hall [edit]
The original Bradley Hall was sold by Sir Andrew Kniverton who was bankrupted by the English Civil War.[5]
The the Old Bradley Hall was demolished by Hugo Meynell in the late 18th century, who built the Hall we currently see.[5] What is known as "Bradley Hall" today was originally built to be part of a stable-block for a new Hall which was never built.[7][8] The stable block was later converted to serve as the residence.[7][8] Additions were made to the Hall in both the 19th and 20th centuries; it is currently protected as Grade II Listed.[7]
The hall was recently listed up for sale with a guide price of £2,900,000.[9]
Hole-in-the-Wall [edit]
Hole-in-the-Wall is a pair of brick tenements dated 1750-51, with a central road arch, on the outskirts of the main village.[10][5]
Primary School [edit]
The Church of England primary school was founded in 1873.[5]
Notable residents [edit]
- Thomas Bancroft, the seventeenth century poet from Swarkestone retired here.
The following lines are by Sir Aston Cockayne and begin a commendation of Bancroft's poem:
From your retir'd abode in Bradley town,
Welcome, my friend, abroad to fair renown.
Nova Atlantis and Eutopia you
Again expose unto the publique view[11]
References [edit]
- ^ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Shirley, Aston-on-Trent and Pilsbury.
- ^ a b c "Bradley". Domesday Map. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ a b Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.747
- ^ a b c d e Kelly (1891). Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland. p. 54 - 5.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bradley near Ashbourne". Derbyshire UK. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ a b "All Saints Church, Bradley". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Bradley Hall". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Bradley Hall Sales Brochure". Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Bradley Hall Sales Catalogue". Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1986. The Buildings of England:Derbyshire. pp 104-105. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
- ^ The Heroical Lover accessed 25 November 2007
