Sutton-cum-Duckmanton

Sutton-cum-Duckmanton

St Mary Parish Church for this parish. Note the derelict Sutton Scarsdale Hall in the background.
Sutton-cum-Duckmanton
 Sutton-cum-Duckmanton shown within Derbyshire
Civil parishSutton-cum-Duckmanton
DistrictNorth East Derbyshire
Shire countyDerbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Chesterfield
Postcode district S44
Dialling code 01246
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentBolsover
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Coordinates: 53°14′N 1°20′W / 53.24°N 1.34°W

Sutton-cum-Duckmanton is a civil parish in Derbyshire, England, lying between Bolsover and Chesterfield but in the district of North East Derbyshire.

The village has a parish church, a pub, 'The Arkwright Arms',[1] and a parish council.

Sutton-cum-Duckmanton contains the villages of Arkwright Town, Duckmanton, Long Duckmanton, and Sutton Scarsdale. Hamlets include Sutton Spring Wood. The total population in 2001 was 1,149.[2]

History

John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72) said of Sutton-cum-Duckmanton:

“ SUTTON-CUM-DUCKMANTON, a parish in Chesterfield district, Derby; 4 miles ESE of Chesterfield r. station. It has a post-office, of the name of Duckmanton, under Chesterfield. Acres, 4296. Real property, £6,105; of which £150 are in mines. Pop., 507. Houses, 97. The property belongs to W. Arkwright, Esq. S. Hall is Mr. A.'s seat, was built by Earl Scarsdale, and is a fine edifice in the Corinthian style. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £350. Patrons, the Trustees of W. Arkwright, Esq. There are an endowed school with £50 a year, and charities £5. ”

The parish registers date from 1662.

Sutton Spring Wood

Access road to Sutton Spring Wood

Sutton Spring Wood (also known as Sutton Springs Wood) is a small hamlet east of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England. It is located in the Sutton-cum-Duckmanton civil parish.[3] The hamlet consists of around 45 houses, in a heavily wooded area, with a road that passes under the A617 road that links it to Temple Normanton. It is linked to Chesterfield via a bus stop located on Moor Lane and it is close to Sutton Scarsdale and Sutton-cum-Duckmanton but these villages are not linked closely by road to Sutton Spring Wood. There are no shops, pubs or churches in the hamlet. Across the road from the hamlet is Calow Green. The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport and the nearest train and bus stations are in Chesterfield.

References

  1. ↑ The Arkwright Arms at beerguide.co.uk (accessed 1 November 2007)
  2. ↑ Sutton-cum-Duckmanton Neighbourhood Statistics at statistics.gov.uk (accessed 1 November 2007)
  3. ↑ "WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900", 6 December 2000.

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