Froggatt, Derbyshire
| Froggatt, Derbyshire | |
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| Froggatt, Derbyshire shown within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 204 (2011) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOPE VALLEY |
| Postcode district | S32 |
| Dialling code | 01433 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Froggatt is a village and a civil parish on the A625 road and the River Derwent in the English county of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 204.[1] It is near the village of Calver.
Etymology
The name Froggatt could take its name from several derivations including Frog Cottage (Old English Frogga Cot[2]), and in 1203 a document recorded the settlement here as being Froggegate.
History
In the 13th century The Manor of Baslow was divided into two moieties, one going to the Vernon's and the other to the Bassetts. Froggatt or Froggecotes as it was at that time was held by the Bassets. About 1290 John Froggecotes of Froggecotes bought land and property including a grove of trees from Simon Bassett.This land, plus more that was purchased from time to time, remained in the family until 1752 when the senior branch of the family died out.
John Froggecotes has many living descendants from a junior branch of the family headed by Thomas Froggott of Folds Farm, Calver.
Culture and community
Froggatt has a place of worship, a Wesleyan chapel and a pub, The Chequers Inn.
Landmarks
The village has a quaint 17th-century bridge, unusual in that it has two different shaped and sized arches. There is a gritstone escarpment called Froggatt Edge nearby.
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics, Neighbourhood Statistics Service. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "Froggat". Key to English Place-names. English Place Name Society at the University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
perhaps referring to its damp situation on the left bank of the River Derwent.
Media related to Froggatt at Wikimedia Commons
Derbyshire Record Office D3331 and D1490