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BASLOW township, chapelry, and large pleasant village, on the east bank of the Derwent, is 4 miles N.E. from Bakewell, and 12 miles S.W. from Sheffield, contains 5,452A. 2R. 18P. of land, and in 1861 had, with Bubnell, 903 inhabitants. Rateable value £3,005. The Dukes of Rutland and Devonshire are the principal owners, and the former is lord of the manor, besides whom are a few small owners. The Church (St. Anne) is an ancient structure, in the later English style, with nave, chancel side aisles, and tower, with a low spire at the western end of the north aisle, and six bells. In 1853 it was completely restored, new seated and the chancel rebuilt a a cost of about £1,200. The living is a perpetual curacy, value £119; patron, Duke of Devonshire; Rev. Jeremiah Stockdale, incumbent. Tourists and visitors to Baslow will find every accommodation, at the three head Inns, the Peacock, Wheat Sheaf and the Devonshire Arms, where they can also be supplied with tickets for fishing. The Wesleyans and Wesleyan Reformers have each Chapels here. A substantial Schoolroom for boys and girls was erected by the Duke of Rutland, in 1839, which is partly supported by subscription. Feast, first Sunday in August.Return to top of pageBUBNELL hamlet, and small scattered village, forms a joint township with Baslow, from which it is separated by the river. Bubnell Hall was formerly a seat of the Bassetts of Blore, and afterwards by marriage, of the Copwoods. BRAMBLEY hamlet consists only of one farm, 1 mile N.W. from Baslow. The Dukes of Rutland and Devonshire are the principal owners.
Barton Joseph, lodge keeper Brightmore John, whitesmith Cawton Charles, tanner Condell William, surgeon, Park Lodge Gardom Miss Margaret, Bubnell Hall Geeson Mrs., lodgings Halliwell John, woolstapler, Bubnell Hayworth George, plumber and glazier Hereman Mr. Samuel, Baslow Lodge Hollingworth Jane, milliner Makin Mrs. Mary Marples John, millwright & machine mkr Marples Matthew, saddler Pashley Catherine, lodgings |
Stockdale Rev. Jeremiah, incumbent Strutt Mr. Henry Strutt John, lodgings Inns and Taverns. Devonshire Arms, Family, Commercial, & Posting Hotel, John White Green Man, Hannah Ashton Peacock Inn, and Family, Commercial, & Posting Hotel, Mrs. Mary Broomhead Robin Hood, Thomas Savage Wheat Sheaf Inn, Family, Commercial, & Posting Hotel, Ninian Ingleby |
Academies. Farrow Miss, Bubnell Hall Free, Edw. Moore National, Henry W. Perris Beerhouses. Geeson Ralph. Hawley James Shaw Bartholomew, Travellers' Rest Blacksmiths. Boaler John Marples Mary Boot and Shoe Makers. Addey Charles Bowden Samuel Brightmore John Hawley James Marples William (& sexton) Marsden William Wallace William Butchers. Earnshaw James Heathcote Charles Tomlinson William |
Corn Millers. Hodgkinson Joseph Marples Robert, Heathey Ley Mill Farmers. Broomhead Mary, Peacock Inn Earnshaw William Elliott William Froggatt Alexander, Gorse Bank Froggatt Benjamin, Robin Hood Froggatt Charlotte, Bubnell Frost Joanna Gardom Thos. Wm., The Yeld Hattersley George, The Yeld Hattersley William (& millstone merchant), Bubnell Holmes Charles Ingleby Ninian, Wheat Sheaf Inn Kay John Kitchen Joseph, Bramley Marsden Edward Marsden James |
Farmers (cont'd). Savage Thomas, Robin Hood Stafford Margaret Staley Sarah Tomlinson Wm. White George White Hy., Bubnell White John, Devonshire Arms Wilson Henry Joiners and Wheelwrights. Cooper Peter Hibberd George Staley Stephen Shopkeepers. Buxton Samuel Coates Alfred (and druggist) Cocker Elizabeth Marsden William Redfearn Abraham Riley Joseph Stewart Sarah Stroyan John (& drpr) White Geo. (& drpr) |
Stone Masons. Brown Isaac Davison Robert Green Matthew Platts Josiah Tailors. Marples, Thomas Marsden Joseph Ponsonby James Coaches. From the Wheat Sheaf Inn. To Buxton, the Mail, at 11.45 a.m.; and to Sheffield, at 5.30 p.m. To Buxton, the Enterprise, during the Summer season, at 5.0 p.m.., and to Sheffield, at 10.0 a.m. From the Devonshire Arms. To Sheffield, Lucy Long, from Stoney Middleton, Tu. & Sat. at 8.30 a.m. To Buxton, Lucy Long daily (Sundays excepted), at 10.30 a.m., and to Sheffield at 4.30 p.m. |
[Transcribed by Rosemary Lockie in June 2000,
from photocopies of an original edition in the Society of Genealogists' Library]
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