Sudbury, Derbyshire
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Sudbury | |
Sudbury 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 |
Sudbury is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, located approximately 11 miles to the south of Ashbourne. It is part of the Derbyshire Dales district. The £0.5m A50 bypass opened in 1972.
Sudbury Hall and HM Prison Sudbury are located here.
Population - 643 (1991 Census)
[edit] History
Sudbury was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and was worth twenty shillings[1].
[edit] Famous Residents
- Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York, was born here
- William Harcourt founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science was born here in 1789[2].
- George John Warren Vernon, M.P. and Dante enthusiast was born here in 1803
[edit] References
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.746
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition