Weston Underwood, Derbyshire

Weston Underwood

Weston Underwood
Weston Underwood
 Weston Underwood shown within Derbyshire
Population 165 
OS grid referenceSK2942
Civil parishWeston Underwood
DistrictAmber Valley
Shire countyDerbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Ashbourne
Postcode district DE6
Dialling code 01335
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentDerbyshire Dales
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Coordinates: 52°58′44″N 1°33′58″W / 52.979°N 1.566°W / 52.979; -1.566

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

  1. Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.752

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