Yeaveley
| Yeaveley | |
|---|---|
 The red brick Holy Trinity church | |
  Yeaveley | |
| Yeaveley shown within Derbyshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK186403 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| 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 | |
Yeaveley is a small village and civil parish near Rodsley and 4 miles south of Ashbourne in Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish (including Rodsley) as at the 2011 census was 396.[1]
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.[2]
Notable residents
Henry Yevele, medieval architect of Westminster Abbey nave was born here c. 1320[3]
John Jackson Oakden, pioneer pastoralist and explorer of South Australia was born here 1818.
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ '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
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