To the west is the old village, predating the canal. The roots of the anglosaxon name shardlow come from when the family resided in the township of shardlow in the parish of astonupontrent in the county of derbyshire early origins of the shardlow family. Shardlow is located 8 miles south east of derby and is a rare surviving example of an inland river and canal port. It was originally a township in aston on trent, derbyshire parish. Derbyshire record office reference d 2298 has deposited registers bap 18381940 mar 18391976 burials 18391962 banns 18391966. Shardlow in derbyshire shardlow is situated 8 miles south east of derby in derbyshire, just off the a6, was once a considerable inland port on the river trent. Hi, this is a bit different but thought i would try roots chat for some help investigating the history of our soon to be new home. Shardlow, a village, a parish, a subdistrict, and a district, in derbyshire. Shardlow hall, london road, shardlow and great wilne south derbyshire small country house built in 1684.
We have built up an extensive library of documents, and have also placed a. England, derbyshire, shardlow, parish registers, 18391976. Wilne with draycott, derbyshire genealogy genealogy. Full text of journal of the derbyshire archaeological and.
Boulton st mary registers need to be read in conjunction with neighbouring alvaston, derbyshire the sequence of baptism and burials registers for 16141754 will be found in the alvaston, derbyshire registers for this parish events. Shardlow is an unexpected delight for any unsuspecting visitor, whether emerging from the derby conurbation in the north and finding quiet, spacious, sweeping greenery, or from the south where a signpost tells you youre now in derbyshire, although without the hills and dales you might have been expecting. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of. Shardlow war memorial, shardlow and great wilne 1459473. Breaston, a township forming with risley an ecclesiastical parish in the union of shardlow, derbyshire, on the derby canal and the m. Full text of journal of the derbyshire archaeological and natural history society. Due to its location on the river trent, which up to this point is easily. The wesleyans have a place of worship click here to read a description of dale abbey from john marius wilson, imperial gazetteer of england and wales 187072. They tried to monopolise river traffic between the ferry and nottingham and were so successful that shardlow hall was built out of the profits.
History of shardlow in south derbyshire map and description. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. However for local people this is the best local history book. Full text of journal of the derbyshire archaeological and natural history. Nov 03, 2008 derbyshire is made up of many contrasting parts. The name appears in the 1086 domesday book as serdelau.
It is a grade ii listed building which is officially listed on the buildings at risk register. Shardlow, with great wilne, a township, and the head of a union, in the parish of ashtonupon trent, hundred of morleston and litchurch, s. Four winter lectures are arranged annually and summer visits are made to places of local historic interest. History of a house in shardlow, derbyshire the common room. The parish contains also the village of great wilne, and comprises 1204 acres. It includes the liberties of draycott and church wilne, the hamlet of hopwell, the parochial chapelry of breaston, and part of risley, created in 1822 from sawley, derbyshire ancient parish.
The dower house now 81 london road was built in the mid18th century in the south derbyshire village of shardlow and i would imagine has connections to the nearby shardlow hall. In 1758, a group of parishes including dale abbey and ilkestone set up a joint workhouse for the inhabitation and employing of the poor on dale or stanton moor. Probate records edit edit source records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. The parish contains also the village of great wilne, and. Shardlow walk discover derbyshire and the peak district. Chad, a parish, in the union of shardlow, hundred of morleston and litchurch, s.
Things to do in shardlow the shardlow treasure trail. We have built up an extensive library of documents, and have also placed a significant amount of data online, on this website. Shardlow fc 2014 south derbyshire district council. Shardlow hall, london road, shardlow and great wilne south. Shardlow poor law union, derbyshire genealogy genealogy. For over 25 years the society has linked together people researching their family history in derbyshire. The parish contains also the village of great wilne, and comprises 1, 580 acres. Books about shardlow area browse 30 photo books on shardlow and the surrounding area. Derbyshire had the highest population of shardlow families in 1891. Nottingham to shardlow 5 ways to travel via train, bus. Early history of the shardlow family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our shardlow research. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The village stands near the river trent, 2 miles s of draycott station on the m. Some remodelling was undertaken in 1726 by francis smith of warwick, and again in 1768 by joseph pickford when palladian flanking wings were added.
The walk concludes with a fascinating tour of this famous old canal port. Mar 20, 2012 we returned to the new inn and had a coffee, nothing special but the staff were very pleasant and if we had not been going out for lunch we would have probably stayed for a pub lunch or an allday breakfast. The workhouse in shardlow, derbyshire the history of the. The aftermath of the first world war saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever. Poor law unions edit edit source shardlow poor law union, derbyshire.
Return to the contents page back to the top of the page return to the home page. The shardlow family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Are you looking for something to do with family and friends or seeking a fun day out with the kids in shardlow. I visited the local record office in derbyshire to look up the entry for the 1910 map and domesday book the house is referenced as 188. Stanton by dale, derbyshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Shardlow photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Daleabbey, an extraparochial liberty, in the union of shardlow, hundred of morleston and litchurch, s. The village is listed as serdelau in the domesday book translated as a settlement near a mound with a. Explore the worlds largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. We returned to the new inn and had a coffee, nothing special but the staff were very pleasant and if we had not been going out for lunch we would have probably stayed for a pub lunch or an allday breakfast. A new seven bayed west garden front was constructed in 1726 and in the late 18th century the entance front was extended by the creation of single storey wings each terminating in a pedimented two storey pavilion.
Shardlow hall is a 17thcentury former country house at shardlow, derbyshire now in use as commercial offices. Guide to shardlow, derbyshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Just over the bridge on the derbyshire side is a list of tolls that were once charged to cross from one county to the other. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Local history section derbyshire archaeological society. Shardlow is a village in derbyshire, england about 6 miles 9. Shardlow, derbyshire genealogy heraldry and history. Shardlow and stourbridge are the only two inland ports which still exist largely intact in britain. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Ese of derby, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under derby. There are places of worship for baptists and the new connexion of methodists shardlow st james is an ecclesiastical parish in the county of derbyshire. Bowden, james philip a derbyshire childhood, 189719. Oct 10, 2008 this is an excellent, indepth history of derbyshire. In 1816, a large group of parishes erected a joint workhouse at shardlow, located at the. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a family history center or at the family history library. A new seven bayed west garden front was constructed in 1726 and in the late 18th century the. The local history section was set up in 1956 with the aim of fostering the study of places, people and events in derbyshire. A comprehensive history of the workhouse by peter higginbotham. As we left we stood and watched as narrow boat negotiated the bends and bridges as it headed towards shardlow. This is an excellent, indepth history of derbyshire.
Shardlow marina is a colourful sight with boats of all sorts and sizes waiting to be sold. Shardlow is a village in derbyshire, england about 6 miles southeast of derby and 11. This parish contains baptisms and burials for 17971809 which are for alvaston, derbyshire events. Dale abbey, derbyshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Next story brimington derbyshire family history guide previous story sawley derbyshire family history guide parishmouse provides a wealth of information about the history of parishes, towns and hamlets throughout the united kingdom, transcribed from historical books and parish registers. Church of st james is a grade ii listed building in shardlow, derbyshire, england. Isbn unknown derbyshire federation of womens institute the derbyshire village book. Shardlow discover derbyshire and the peak district. The most shardlow families were found in the uk in 1891.
The surname shardlow was first found in derbyshire, at shardlow, a village that dates back to at least the domesday book of 1086 where it was listed as serdelau and literally meant mound. The village of shardlow, derbyshire places of interest. Shardlow, derbyshire photos, maps, books and memories of shardlow everything old maps books memories nearby places. Shardlow is situated 8 miles south east of derby in south derbyshire and was once a considerable inland port on the river trent. There was a settlement in shardlow at the time of domesday, when the area belonged to the abbey of chester and the village was known as serdelov. Shardlow tourism shardlow hotels bed and breakfast shardlow shardlow holiday rentals shardlow holiday packages. The experiences of its sheep farmers on the fringes of the northern moors were very different from those of the cheesemakers south of ashbourne or the cerealgrowers over near the nottinghamshire border. Shardlow marina holiday home site is a very popular place to have a park home, luxury lodge, static caravan or mobile home. This was about 38% of all the recorded shardlows in the uk.
The village of shardlow has some wonderful architectural features, there is the old salt warehouse, the oldest warehouse in the village which is today home to the shardlow heritage centre, the dog and duck inn a cruck frame building whose timbers date back to the 15th century. New inn, shardlow 61 the whrf updated 2020 restaurant. An annual coach trip enables members to explore places further afield without the. Then why not explore shardlow on this selfguided murder mystery themed treasure trail. Shardlow, derbyshire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Shardlow hall, london road, shardlow and great wilne. I think, even for people on holiday in derbyshire, it may be a little too complicated. Home sales shardlow marina caravan park holiday homes.
In 1891 there were 7 shardlow families living in derbyshire. Isbn 1 85306 3 6 glover, stephen the history, gazetteer and directory of the county of derby. This was about 38% of all the recorded shardlow s in the uk. The poorlaw union comprises 46 parishes or places, 33 of which are in the county of derby, 7 in the county of leicester, and 6 in that of nottingham. Shardlow, derbyshire photos, maps, books and memories of shardlow. It is a grade ii listed building which is officially listed on the buildings at risk register the house was built in 1684 for leonard fosbrooke, originally to an hplan design with two storeys with parapets and a sixbay entrance front. Sep 02, 2019 next story brimington derbyshire family history guide previous story sawley derbyshire family history guide parishmouse provides a wealth of information about the history of parishes, towns and hamlets throughout the united kingdom, transcribed from historical books and parish registers. The village stands near the river trent, 2 miles s of draycott r. Shardlow war memorial is a grade ii listed building in shardlow, derbyshire, england. Next story wilne derbyshire family history guide previous story elvaston derbyshire family history guide parishmouse provides a wealth of information about the history of parishes, towns and hamlets throughout the united kingdom, transcribed from historical books and parish registers. Sep 02, 2019 next story wilne derbyshire family history guide previous story elvaston derbyshire family history guide parishmouse provides a wealth of information about the history of parishes, towns and hamlets throughout the united kingdom, transcribed from historical books and parish registers. Although shardlow is referred to in the domesday book 1086, little is known. I am told there is another copy of the map and socalled field book available at kew it would be good to know if the kew field book would have the same map reference.
The church was built in 1838 and the parish was formed in 1850. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. There are 5 ways to get from nottingham to shardlow by bus, train, taxi, car or towncar. In 1760 the ferry was replaced by cavendish bridge, on the derbyshire side of which is a toll board listing charges, ranging from two shillings and six pence for coaches to a half penny for soldiers. Sawley derbyshire family history guide parishmouse. Only relevant to people interested in local history. The village is listed as serdelau in the domesday book translated as a. Part of the civil parish of shardlow and great wilne, and the district of south derbyshire, it is also very close to the border with leicestershire, defined by route of the river trent which passes close to the south. Breaston, derbyshire genealogy heraldry and history.
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