Bradley, Derbyshire
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  Bradley shown within Derbyshire |
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| District | Derbyshire Dales |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ASHBOURNE |
| Postcode district | DE6 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Bradley is a parish in Derbyshire just to the east of Ashbourne. Other neighbouring parishes include Hulland and Yeldersley.
The parish church of All Saints is 14th century, with an aisleless nave and chancel, but no tower. There was an 18th century wooden bell-turret, but this has been removed. The bell is attached to the rear wall.
Hole-in-the-Wall is a pair of brick tenements dated 1750-51, with a central road arch[1].
[edit] History
Bradley was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[3] and being worth twenty shillings[4].
[edit] Notable residents
- Thomas Bancroft, the seventeenth century poet from Swarkestone retired here.
The following lines are by Sir Aston Cockayne and begin a commendation of Bancroft's poem:
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- From your retir'd abode in Bradley town,
- Welcome, my friend, abroad to fair renown.
- Nova Atlantis and Eutopia you
- Again expose unto the publique view[5]
- From your retir'd abode in Bradley town,
[edit] References
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1986. The Buildings of England:Derbyshire. pp 104-105. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
- ^ Line drawing from Historic Byways and Highways of Old England Andrew Williams 1900
- ^ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Shirley, Aston-on-Trent and Pilsbury.
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.747
- ^ The Heroical Lover accessed 25 November 2007
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