Wessington
| Wessington | |
 Christ Church, Wessington. |
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  Wessington |
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| OS grid reference | SK370578 |
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| District | North East Derbyshire |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALFRETON |
| Postcode district | DE55 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | North East Derbyshire |
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Coordinates: 53°07′00″N 1°26′52″W / 53.11655°N 1.4479°W
- This article is about the English village Wessington, Derbyshire.
Wessington is a village in the English county of Derbyshire. It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county. It is near to the towns of Matlock, Alfreton and the village of Brackenfield.
The civil parish of Wessington is, along with Shirland and Higham, the most southerly parish in the district. It stands on the west side of the Amber Valley on the Alfreton to Matlock Road. The settlement is centered on a large village green, a Traditional Village Chip Shop and an old pub, "The Horse and Jockey".
When the Domesday Book was compiled in 1086, the village was known as Wistanestune, which may have been derived from the Anglo-Saxon words for 'water' and 'town', meaning "wet place". The village was then called Washington before acquiring its present name. The parish was separated from Crich in 1859.[1] At the time, the village had a fairly large stocking frame knitting industry, with the majority of the inhabitants being employed in it.[2]
Business in Wessington
Wessington's Fish and Chips have sold Traditional fish and chips since 1949 and continues to open on Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays; 5pm until 9pm. The Horse and Jockey Pub and a car mechanics are the two other businesses in the village. A second pub called the Three Horseshoes has recently closed and has since remained empty whilst the former stables building has been removed.
Former businesses include a Garden Centre which has been redeveloped for housing, a post office, Co-Op on back lane, Abbotts shop opposite the Horse and Jockey, George Phillips the greengrocer opposite the Three Horse Shoes, Cecil Brown the hardware dealer in Friday yard and in a new shop below the post office and Stan Lamb's blacksmith who's hovel was further below the post office.
Parish Council
The Parish council consists of the Chairman Alex Fisher, and councillors: L Odell, B Wheatcroft, K Ryan, H Shingleton, S Beastall and a Clerk to the Parish Council. The Parish Council website is www.wessingtonparishcouncil.co.uk
The Parish Council is within the ward of Shirland which is within the District of North East Derbyshire.
The Greens
Wessington has land deemed as "village greens" and others which are "common Land". There is also a nature reserve area.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.crichparish.co.uk/indexwebpages/wessington.html
- ↑ The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, 1868, Genuki, accessed February 2009]
External links
Media related to Wessington at Wikimedia Commons