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Coordinates: 52°57′14″N 1°27′00″W / 52.954°N 1.450°W
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 Breadsall Old Hall |
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 Breadsall
Breadsall shown within Derbyshire |
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| OS grid reference | SK370397 |
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| District | Erewash |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DERBY |
| Postcode district | DE21 |
| Dialling code | 01332 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Mid Derbyshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Breadsall is a village in the English county of Derbyshire, grid reference SK370397. Breadsall Priory is nearby.
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[edit] History
Breadsall was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[1] and being worth four pounds. The text includes reference to a knight, a church, meadows and a mill.[2]
The church of All Saints has a very fine war memorial in the style of a Celtic cross within the churchyard, commemorating fourteen men who died during the First World War and nine men and one woman who lost their lives during the Second World War.
[edit] Current Day
The village nowadays is relatively peaceful and only gets busy during some rush hour periods when drivers use the village as a thoroughfare to the northern tip of nearby Oakwood, and further afield, to areas including Hilltop, Morley, West Hallam, Heanor and Ilkeston.
The village is a very popular location for retired people who want to live comfortably in their later years, while still in reach of Derby city centre. It is served by a regular bus service, Doyles route 59, which runs between Ilkeston and Derby with departures to Derby between approximately 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday only.[3] Bus stops are in Moor Road and Brookside Road.
Amenities include; a corner shop on the main road to the south of the village, a community centre (which during the week is used as a playschool and at other times can be rented out for events such as christenings and birthdays), and also a Centre of Education, which assists mentally and physically handicapped people with their education at both Secondary school and A-Level standards.
Breadsall also has a large village green and sportsfield, where Cricket and Football is played. Breadsall Cricket Club has been on this site since the 1950s and remains a thriving institution within Breadsall and the surrounding locale.
The population of the village is approximately 630.
[edit] Notable residents
- Francis Darwin naturalist[4]
- Henry Harpur-Crewe was rector here[4]
- Joseph Whittaker, botanist, was born here in 1815[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Duffield, Aston-on-Trent, Sinfin and Spondon.
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.748
- ^ http://www.derbysbus.info/times/timetables/059D_110131.pdf (last retrieved 17 May 2011)
- ^ a b White's 1857 Directory of Derbyshire. 1857. pp. 179–180. http://www.n.f.wilson.btinternet.co.uk/pdf/172-200.pdf. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ "Whittaker, Joseph (1815 - 1894)". Australian National Herbarium. http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/whittaker-joseph.html. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Breadsall |
- Photographs of Breadsall Village- Images include All Saints church, War Memorial, Village Shop, Windmill pub, The old village school, Dam Brook and the remains of Breadsall Railway station.
- Fading then and now photo of Breadsall Railway Station - See how this view has changed in 60 years.
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