Weston Underwood, Derbyshire
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| Population | 165 |
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| OS grid reference | SK2942 |
| Civil parish | Weston Underwood |
| District | Amber Valley |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ashbourne |
| Postcode district | DE6 |
| Dialling code | 01335 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Derbyshire Dales |
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Coordinates: 52°58′44″N 1°33′58″W / 52.979°N 1.566°W
See also: Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire
Weston Underwood is an agricultural village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire. It is just over five miles (8 km) from Derby. Nearby places are Mugginton, Kedleston Hall and Carsington Water.
History
Weston Underwood is mentioned in the Domesday Book.[1]
In 1086, the book notes that
"In Weston Underwood, Wolfsige had 1 carucate of land to the geld. There is land for one plough. There is now one ploughs in demesne and six villans and six bordars have two ploughs.Therebare six acres of pasture and woodland pasture a league long and half a league broad. Value was 40 shillings now twenty shillings. Gulbert holds it for Ralph de Buron."
References
- ↑ Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.752
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weston Underwood, Derbyshire. |
- A guide to Weston Underwood (and Mugginton)
- Domesday Book, from The National Archives (UK).