Osmaston, Derbyshire Dales

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Osmaston


The village pond

Osmaston, Derbyshire Dales (Derbyshire)
Osmaston, Derbyshire Dales

Osmaston 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 01335
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament West Derbyshire
List of places: UKEnglandDerbyshire

Coordinates: 52°59′N 1°42′W / 52.99, -1.7

Osmaston is a small village in the Derbyshire Dales in the county of Derbyshire in England.

Located two and a half miles south of Ashbourne, Osmaston is a typical English village with thatched cottages and a village pond.

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[edit] History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name Osmundestone; the parish was originally named Whitestone.

The village church - St. Martin's - dates from 1606, although the present building was constructed in 1843. The building was previously a wickerwork construction.

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The war memorial situated at the side of the road, near the church, commemorates those lost in the First World War.[1]

The only pub in the village is 'The Shoulder of Mutton'. There is also a village hall, a primary school and the aforementioned duck pond.

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