Kirk Hallam

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Kirk Hallam
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Kirk Hallam
Location within Derbyshire
Population6,417 (2001 census) [1]
OS grid reference SK450400
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ILKESTON
Postcode district DE7
Dialling code 0115
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
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52°57′18″N1°19′44″W / 52.955°N 1.329°W / 52.955; -1.329

Kirk Hallam is a village in the Erewash district, in the south-east of Derbyshire, England. It was part of the former Ilkeston borough and is largely regarded today as a part of the much larger town of Ilkeston which adjoins it to the north east. Since 1974 Kirk Hallam has been part of the borough of Erewash. Kirk Hallam is a ward of the Erewash Borough Council showing a population of 6,417 at the 2001 Census, reducing to 6,216 at the 2011 Census. [2]

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History

Kirk Hallam is one of several 'Hallams' in the locality which include West Hallam, Little Hallam and the Hallam Fields area of Ilkeston, all within a few miles. The name 'Halum' appears in the Domesday Book and this may refer to West Hallam, Kirk Hallam or both. In any case, the village is long established.

Originally a small agricultural parish, Kirk Hallam's population expanded dramatically in the 1950s and 1960s when large housing developments were carried out, firstly of public sector housing by Ilkeston Corporation and local employer Stanton and Staveley in the 1950s (the 'St Norbert Drive' area to the South) and a mix of public and private housing in the 1960s and 1970s to the north (the 'Godfrey Drive' area). The westernmost part of the 'Godfrey Drive' development is in fact in the parish of Dale Abbey.

These two large developments form a rough oval shape, either side of the main Ladywood Road (A6096) from Ilkeston towards Derby. Kirk Hallam's population at the 2001 census was given as 6,417.

In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 110. [3] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Ilkeston and Dale Abbey. [4]

All Saints' Church

Kirk Hallam's Parish Church dates from the late Norman period and until 1539 was administered by Dale Abbey, who provided its priests.

The earliest recorded vicar is the monk Simon de Radford in 1298. [5] He was followed by another fifteen monk vicars up to Roger Page who stayed on as vicar after the Abbey was dissolved. The canons of Dale were largely responsible for turning the heavily forested land around Kirk Hallam into the fertile arable and pasture which predominated up to the 1950s.

After the dissolution of Dale Abbey in 1539, the right to appoint vicars (the advowson) in Kirk Hallam eventually passed to the Newdigate family in the mid-18th century. The church was in such a ruined state it was lucky to escape demolition in 1778 and a public subscription organised by the Newdigates in 1858 supplied funds for a substantial and much needed renovation. All Saints' Church is now a Grade I listed building.

Schools

Kirk Hallam has four schools, Kirk Hallam Community Academy and St John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy are secondary schools while Dallimore and Ladywood are primary schools.

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "Parish Headcounts: Kirk Hallam CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Erewash Borough Council population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Population statistics Kirk Hallam Tn/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Relationships and changes Kirk Hallam Tn/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. ↑ A history of All Saints' Church Kirk Hallam, by Esther A. Collington
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