Arleston
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- Arleston is also a suburb of Telford, Shropshire, located near the larger suburb of Wellington.
| Arleston | |
  Arleston shown within Derbyshire |
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| Population | 9 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | South Derbyshire |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DERBY |
| Postcode district | DE73 |
| Dialling code | 01332 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | South Derbyshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Arleston is a hamlet to the south of the city of Derby in England. Its population is 9 and it is merely three or four houses clustered together surrounded by farmland. So far, despite many rumours, there are no residential developments to go ahead - Arleston is very close to the south of the urban sprawl.
Arleston (then Elsetune is mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[1] and being worth forty shillings[2]. In the past monks from the Knights Hospitallers are reported[3] to have had a house here where they administered charity work at the local ferry crossing.
Arleston Lane, a road through Sinfin and Stenson Fields narrows to become a track which leads off into the countryside. A small road leads off the left of Arleston Lane, this road leads to Arleston and continues to a major road about a ¾ away. There is no public transport in Arleston, although the Trent and Mersey Canal and a railway pass nearby.
At the start of 2006 there were the rumours about development which had been dreaded by residents of southern Derby and the citizens of Arleston (who are proud of their hamlet status) for years. But after thousands of complaints, many angry letters and several petitions, the rumours have stopped, although no official decision by South Derbyshire County Council has been made. The projected plans would see all the farmland built on and the hamlet at its centre becoming part of the 'urban sprawl'.
[edit] References
- ^ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Breaston, Duffield and Hartshorne.
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.750
- ^ 'The Church of St Andrew Twyford' An eight page brochure published by the church. Available May 2007
- ^ Picture from Wikimedia Commons
