Yeaveley
| Yeaveley | |
 The red brick Holy Trinity church |
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  Yeaveley |
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| OS grid reference | SK186403 |
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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 |
| Dialling code | 01335 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Derbyshire Dales |
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Coordinates: 52°57′36″N 1°43′26″W / 52.960°N 1.724°W
Yeaveley is a small village near Rodsley and 4 miles south of Ashbourne in Derbyshire.
The village has no school but does have a public house and the Holy Trinity Church. During the reign of Richard I, Ralph Foun gave a hermitage at Yeaveley with lands, waters, woods, mills, and other appurtenances to the Knights Hospitallers.[1]
Notable residents
Henry Yevele, medieval architect of Westminster Abbey nave was born here c. 1320[2]
John Jackson Oakden, pioneer pastoralist and explorer of South Australia was born here 1818.
References
- ↑ 'House of Knights Hospitallers: The preceptory of Yeaveley and Barrow', A History of the County of Derby: Volume 2 (1907), pp. 75-77. url. Date accessed: 21 April 2008.
- ↑ Derbyshireuk
External links
Media related to Yeaveley at Wikimedia Commons
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