Abney, Derbyshire

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Abney
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference SK194792
District
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HOPE VALLEY
Postcode district S32
Dialling code 01433
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53°19′N1°43′W / 53.31°N 1.71°W / 53.31; -1.71 Coordinates: 53°19′N1°43′W / 53.31°N 1.71°W / 53.31; -1.71

Abney (Old English Abba's Island [1] ) is a village in the English county of Derbyshire. The settlement was mentioned as Habenai in the Domesday book of 1086. [2] It was recorded as Abbeneia, Abbeney(a) and Abbeneye between 1200 and 1431, and as Abney from 1416. [2]

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The village is too small to have its own amenities. The closest church, pub and shops are to be found in Eyam. The village was in the civil parish of Outseats, but in April 2015 the Outseats parish was merged with Hathersage parish, the latter name being used for the two combined parishes.

Notable residents

William Newton, poet, was born near Abney at Cockey Farm. [3]

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References

  1. "Abney". Key to English Place-names. English Place Name Society at the University of Nottingham . Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 Watts, Victor (2007). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. p. 2. ISBN   978-0521168557.
  3. Dictionary of National Biography now in the public domain