| Osleston | |
The remains of the medieval village of Osleton |
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Osleston
Osleston shown within Derbyshire |
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| OS grid reference | SK248371 |
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| District | South Derbyshire |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ASHBOURNE |
| Postcode district | DE6 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Osleston is a hamlet which together with Thurvaston makes up the parish of Osleston and Thurvaston. It is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north west of Derby.
In 1848, Osleston, (with Thurvaston), was a place, in the parish of Sutton-on-the-Hill It was recorded as having 1,588 acres (6.43 km2), of which 842 are in Orleston hamlet, and 746 in that of Thurvaston; in each is a small rural village, and the township also includes the scattered village of Cropper, where the Primitive Methodists have a place of worship.[1]