Boylestone

Boylestone
Boylestone parish highlighted within Derbyshire
Population318 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK182359
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townASHBOURNE
Postcode districtDE6
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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Boylestone is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 318.[1] The village is eight miles east of Uttoxeter. The parish includes Boylestonfield.

The village church is 14th century with a tower added in 1844 by Henry Duesbury.[2][3]

The cartoonist Bill Tidy lived in the village.

History

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

See also

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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