Sawley, Derbyshire

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Sawley
Canal boats moored in Sawley Marina
Sawley shown within Derbyshire
Population	6,500
Parish	Sawley
District	Erewash
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Nottingham
Postcode district	NG10
Dialling code	0115
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Erewash
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 52°52′34″N 1°17′49″W / 52.876, -1.297

Sawley is a village and parish in the eastern corner of South Derbyshire on the border with Leicestershire. It is in the borough of Erewash. Around 6,500 people live in the parish.^[1] with a slightly higher than average number of people over 65.

Every year around the August Bank Holiday, Sawley All Saints holds a flower festival, with themed floral displays inside the church.

Sawley Marina is one of the most prominent features of the village, with access to the regions main waterways

1 History
2 Notable Residents
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Sawley 'All Saints' Church

The old name for Sawley was Sallé^[2]. Between Sawley and Church Wilne and Great Wilne is the junction of the River Derwent and the Trent. It is to this that Sawley owes it position^[2]. The church of All Saints is thirteenth century and contains Saxon and Norman work.^[3] and commands a position on a small rise near the river.

Up until the 19th century, Sawley was the most important village in the area, commanding the first river crossing above Nottingham.

Opposite from Sawley churches is Bothe Hall once owned by the Booth family. The Booths were a wealthy landowning family from Cheshire whose principal seat was at Dunham Massey. Bothe Hall was probably built between 1660 and 1680, and has an interior that contains some exposed ceiling beams and a regency staircase.

Other buildings of interest in the area include Sawley Baptist Church, which was built in 1800

[edit] Notable Residents

John Clifford - Campaigner for educational reform and anti-war campaigner was born here in 1836^[4]

[edit] References

^ Research and Information Team, Derbyshire County Council (2003). 2001 Census Summary Profile: Sawley (pdf). Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
^ ^a ^b Sawley. The Long Eaton & Sawley Archive. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
^ Welcome to Sawley Parish Council. sawleyparishcouncil.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
^ John Clifford. A Dictionary of Methodism in Ireland and England. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.