Idridgehay
Encyclopedia
Idridgehay is a village in the English county
of Derbyshire
.
west of the town of Belper
in the valley of the River Ecclesbourne. Idridgehay Green is immediately to its west and the hamlet
of Ireton Wood a mile to its south.
(re-opened in 2008) is on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
, a community-owned and locally-managed venture aiming to reopen and operate the railway between those towns.
of Idridgehay and Alton
which, in turn, forms part of the non-metropolitan district
of Amber Valley
.
, St James, was designed by Henry Isaac Stevens
and consecrated in 1845
Counties of England
Counties of England are areas used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political demarcation. For administrative purposes, England outside Greater London and the Isles of Scilly is divided into 83 counties. The counties may consist of a single district or be divided into several...
of Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
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Geography
Idridehay lies south of the town WirksworthWirksworth
Wirksworth is a small market town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of over 9,000.The population of the Wirksworth area including Cromford, Bolehill and Middleton-by-Wirksworth is about 12,000. Wirksworth is listed in the Domesday Book in 1086. Within it is the source of the River...
west of the town of Belper
Belper
Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England.-Geography:Belper is situated eight miles north of Derby and is centred in the valley of the River Derwent...
in the valley of the River Ecclesbourne. Idridgehay Green is immediately to its west and the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Ireton Wood a mile to its south.
Transport
The village lies on the B5023 road that connects Wirksworth and Duffied. Idridgehay railway stationIdridgehay railway station
Idridgehay Railway Station is an intermediate station on the former Midland Railway branch line to the town of Wirksworth in Derbyshire. The line is off the Midland Main Line at . The line is being reopened in stages as the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway...
(re-opened in 2008) is on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a long heritage railway in Derbyshire, the headquarters of the railway centre around Wirksworth station and services operate between Wirksworth and Duffield and Wirksworth and Ravenstor...
, a community-owned and locally-managed venture aiming to reopen and operate the railway between those towns.
Governance
Idridgehay forms part of the civil parishCivil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Idridgehay and Alton
Idridgehay and Alton
Idridgehay and Alton is a civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire.Idridgehay and Alton forms part of the non-metropolitan district of Amber Valley. Its principal settlements are the village of Idridgehay and the hamlets of Alton, Idridgehay Green and Ireton Wood. -References:...
which, in turn, forms part of the non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
of Amber Valley
Amber Valley
Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. It takes its name from the River Amber and covers a semi-rural area with a number of small towns formerly based around coal mining and engineering...
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Buildings
The parish churchParish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
, St James, was designed by Henry Isaac Stevens
Henry Isaac Stevens
Henry Isaac Stevens was an architect based in Derby. He was born in London, in 1806, and died in 1873. In the late 1850s he changed his name to Isaac Henry Stevens.-Family:His parents were Isaac Stevens and Elizabeth Young....
and consecrated in 1845