Osmaston, Derbyshire Dales
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Osmaston | |
Osmaston shown within Derbyshire |
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District | Derbyshire Dales |
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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: UK • England • Derbyshire |
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.
[edit] Points of interest
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.