Mackworth, Amber Valley

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Mackworth
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Mackworth Castle.
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Mackworth
Location within Derbyshire
Population229 (Including Kedleston. 2011)
OS grid reference SK313376
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DERBY
Postcode district DE22
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
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UK
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52°56′06″N1°32′06″W / 52.935°N 1.535°W / 52.935; -1.535 Coordinates: 52°56′06″N1°32′06″W / 52.935°N 1.535°W / 52.935; -1.535

Mackworth is a village and civil parish in the borough of Amber Valley, in Derbyshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded a population for the parish of 229. [1] Mackworth is about two miles (3.2 km) from Derby and ten miles (16 km) from Ashbourne. It shares its name with the nearby Mackworth Estate in Derby.

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Heritage

Mackworth, a conservation village, is mentioned in the Domesday Book and has evidence of Roman occupation. Historically, the parish also contained the neighbouring village of Markeaton, [2] now within the Derby city boundary. In 1881 [2] the population of Mackworth village was given as 253, whilst Markeaton was given as 758, making a total of 1,011 in the parish of Mackworth. The site of Markeaton can still be seen in the slopes of the hillside.

The village shares its stone-built All Saints' Church with Markeaton. The church has memorials to the Mundy family of Markeaton, whose arms date back to the reign of Edward the Confessor.

Located close by is Mackworth Castle, seat of the Mackworth family until the death of Sir Thomas Mackworth in 1640. The castle estate was later the property of Lord Scarsdale.

Notable residents

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References

  1. "Area: Mackworth (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine London (May 1891), p. 250.
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