Temple Normanton

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Temple Normanton
St James the Apostle Church, Temple Normanton.
Temple Normanton shown within Derbyshire
Population	411
OS grid reference	SK415675
Parish	Temple Normanton
District	North East Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTERFIELD
Postcode district	S42 5
Dialling code	01246
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	North East Derbyshire
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°12′11″N 1°22′40″W / 53.2031, -1.3778

Temple Normanton is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county.

The village sits on a prominent hill top three miles (5 km) south of Chesterfield. It comprises two villages formerly known as North Normanton and Little Normanton. It is close to the villages of Heath, Holmewood, Grassmoor and the civil parish of Sutton-cum-Duckmanton. The Chesterfield suburb of Hasland is close by.

The Manor of Normanton at the time of the Domesday Survey was in the hands of the King. Later, it passed to the Order of the Knights Templars from whom it derived its prefix 'Temple'.

When the Knights Templars were dissolved in the early 14th century, the land and property of the village passed to the Order of the Hospital of St. John. Later, Henry VIII charged the Order of St. John with disloyalty, and it was dissolved. The village then passed to the hands of the crown.

In 1846, Robert Arkwright was Lord of the Manor and principal owner. At the time the village comprised 500 acres (2.0 km²) of land, 29 houses and 132 inhabitants.

In the Borough Library at Derby is held a parchment roll comprising 70 sheets stitched together. This records the proceedings of the Manor Court of Temple Normanton from 1447 to 1518. John Babbington is mentioned as a Knight of St. John, and many of the roads listed in the roll are still traceable on present day Ordnance Survey maps.

Modern Temple Normanton includes a primary school, a church, a cemetery and an MOT garage, but no shops. There are also regular buses to Chesterfield, Alfreton and Nottingham.