Doveridge

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Doveridge
Dove Bridge Now by-passed by the A50 dual carriageway and a new crossing just downstream.
Doveridge shown within Derbyshire
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ASHBOURNE
Postcode district	DE6
Dialling code	01889
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	West Derbyshire
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 52°54′15″N 1°49′28″W / 52.9042, -1.8244

Doveridge is a village on the borders of Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. Formerly a small village through which the original busy A50 road ran from Derby to Stoke-on-Trent (via Uttoxeter), this was by-passed by the five mile new dual-carriageway A50 (formerly A564) in 1998. (In the 1960's plans were made to widen the existing A50 running through the village. The project progressed as far as knocking down Cavendish Lodge, a large, 16 Room, 17th Century Hunting Lodge, at that time belonging to the Lewis family. Shortly thereafter the widening plan was dropped.)

Its name comes from it having a bridge over the river Dove (ie Dove(B)ridge), a tributary of the River Trent.

Doveridge has a local pub, the "Cavendish Arms", a village shop which includes an early morning paper boy delivery service, and used to have a small petrol pump station which was recently knocked down. Doveridge also has a working men's club which is just located opposite the Post Office and is regularly attended.

Doveridge is home to a football team and a cricket team. These are both quite successful in their local leagues.

[edit] History

Doveridge was mentioned in the Domesday book (although it is listed under the old English name "Dubbige") as belonging to Henry de Ferrers^[1] and being worth one hundred shillings^[2].

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