Osmaston, Derbyshire Dales
Encyclopedia
Osmaston is a small village in the Derbyshire Dales
in the county of Derbyshire
in England
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Located two and a half miles south of Ashbourne
, Osmaston is an archetypal English village with thatched cottages and a village pond.
under the name Osmundestone; the parish was originally named Whitestone.
The village church - St. Martin's - dates from 1606, although the present building was constructed in 1843. The building was previously a wickerwork construction.
The war memorial situated at the side of the road, near the church, commemorates those lost in the First World War.
The only pub in the village is 'The Shoulder of Mutton'. There is also a village hall and a primary school.
Osmaston Manor was designed by Henry Isaac Stevens
for Francis Wright of the Butterley Iron Company
and completed in 1849. The house was demolished in 1964. The estate was sold in 1988 to Sir Ian Walker's family, who had the house demolished when they moved to Okeover and adopted the Okeover name. The Walker-Okeovers
still own the land; the estate hosts popular horse trials and the Ashbourne Shire Horse Show. The terraces of the house's gardens are still apparent today.
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. Much of the district is situated in the Peak District, although most of its population lies along the River Derwent....
in the county 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...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Located two and a half miles south of Ashbourne
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Ashbourne is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of 10,302.The town advertises itself as 'The Gateway to Dovedale'.- Local customs :...
, Osmaston is an archetypal English village with thatched cottages and a village pond.
History
The village is mentioned in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
under the name Osmundestone; the parish was originally named Whitestone.
The village church - St. Martin's - dates from 1606, although the present building was constructed in 1843. The building was previously a wickerwork construction.
Points of interest
The only pub in the village is 'The Shoulder of Mutton'. There is also a village hall and a primary school.
Osmaston Manor 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....
for Francis Wright of the Butterley Iron Company
Butterley Company
Butterley Engineering was an engineering company based in Ripley, Derbyshire. The company was formed from the Butterley Company which began as Benjamin Outram and Company in 1790 and existed until 2009.-Origins:...
and completed in 1849. The house was demolished in 1964. The estate was sold in 1988 to Sir Ian Walker's family, who had the house demolished when they moved to Okeover and adopted the Okeover name. The Walker-Okeovers
Walker-Okeover Baronets
The Walker, later Walker-Okeover Baronetcy, of Gateacre Grange in the County of Lancaster and of Osmaston Manor in the County of Derby, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 February 1886 for Andrew Walker, a brewer, Mayor of Liverpool, High Sheriff of Lancashire...
still own the land; the estate hosts popular horse trials and the Ashbourne Shire Horse Show. The terraces of the house's gardens are still apparent today.