Edlaston
| Edlaston | |
 St. James Church |
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  Edlaston |
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| OS grid reference | SK176429 |
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| District | Derbyshire Dales |
| 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 |
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Coordinates: 52°58′52″N 1°43′48″W / 52.981°N 1.730°W
Edlaston is a village and civil parish three miles south of Ashbourne in Derbyshire, just off the A515 road. It includes the hamlet of Wyaston.
Edlaston is mentioned in Domesday book as "Edolveston". It is very rural as the land is light and stony with a clay subsoil, which is suitable for dairy pasture. The village consists of a few farms and cottages and a traditional stone built public house The Shire Horse. To the west of the village is Edlaston Hall. It and its outbuildings have been converted to multiple dwellings.[1]
The church of St. James has a chancel, nave, south porch and a square wooden turret which has bells. The 14th century masonry is complemented by windows and a roof of a later date. The church was repaired in 1682 and 1840, and was restored and reseated in 1870.
Robert Kaye Greville, a notable botanist did many drawings here in Edlaston and Wyerston as a child[2] as his father, Robert Greville, was the local rector.
References
- ↑ Edlaston at DerbyshireUK accessed 6 August 2008
- ↑ Robert Kaye Greville, Mark Lawley
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The Shire Horse Public House Edlaston