Temple Normanton
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| Population | 411 |
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| Parish | Temple Normanton |
| District | North East Derbyshire |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
| Postcode district | S42 5 |
| Dial code | 01246 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | North East Derbyshire |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Temple Normanton is a village in Derbyshire, UK. It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county.
The village sits on a prominent hill top three miles south of Chesterfield. It comprises two villages formerly known as North Normanton and Little Normanton. It is close to the villages of Heath, Holmewood, Grassmoor and the civil parish of Sutton cum Duckmanton. The Chesterfield suburb of Hasland is close by.
The Manor of Normanton at the time of the Domesday Survey was in the hands of the King. Later, it passed to the Order of the Knights Templars from whom it derived its prefix 'Temple'.
When the Knights Templars were dissolved in the early 14th century, the land and property of the village passed to the Order of the Hospital of St. John. Later, Henry VIII charged the Order of St. John with disloyalty, and it was dissolved. The village then passed to the hands of the crown.
In 1846, Robert Arkwright was Lord of the Manor and principal owner. At the time the village comprised 500 acres of land, 29 houses and 132 inhabitants.
In the Borough Libarary at Derby is held a parchment roll comprising 70 sheets stitched together. This records the proceedings of the Manor Court of Temple Normanton from 1447 to 1518. John Babbington is mentioned as a Knight of St. John, and many of the roads listed in the roll are still traceable on present day Ordnance Survey maps.
Modern Temple Normanton includes a primary school, a church, a cemetery and an MOT garage, but no shops. There are also regular buses to Chesterfield and Nottingham.
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