Sudbury is a village and civil parish

Civil 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...

 in 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...

, England

England

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, located approximately 11 miles (17.7 km) to the 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 :...

. It is part of the Derbyshire Dales

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....

 district. The £0.5m A50

A50 road

The A50 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however, it was once a much longer route.-Current route:...

 bypass opened in 1972. The parish includes the hamlets of Aston

Aston, Derbyshire Dales

Aston is a hamlet in the civil parish of Sudbury in the district of Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England. It lies at the junction of the A50 and A515 roads.Aston was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Estun....

, Aston Heath

Aston Heath

Aston Heath is an area in Derbyshire, England. It is located 1 mile east of Sudbury, close to the A50 road. It takes its name from Aston, 1 mile southwest....

 and Oaks Green

Oaks Green

Oaks Green is a village in Derbyshire, England....

.

Sudbury Hall

Sudbury Hall

Sudbury Hall is a country house in Sudbury, Derbyshire, England.Sudbury Hall is one the country's finest Restoration mansions and has Grade I listed building status....

 and HM Prison Sudbury

Sudbury (HM Prison)

HM Prison Sudbury is a Category D men's prison, located in the village of Sudbury in Derbyshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:...

 are located here.

History

Sudbury was mentioned in the Domesday book

Domesday 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...

 as belonging to Henry de Ferrers

Henry de Ferrers

Henry de Ferrers was a Norman soldier from a noble family who took part in the conquest of England and is believed to have fought at the Battle of Hastings of 1066 and, in consequence, was rewarded with much land in the subdued nation.His elder brother William fell in the battle. William and Henri...

 and was worth twenty shillings.

Sudbury previously had its own railway station that is now closed.

Famous residents

• Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York
  Archbishop of York
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  , was born here
• William Harcourt
  William Vernon Harcourt (scientist)
  William Vernon Harcourt was founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.-Family:He was born at Sudbury, Derbyshire, a younger son of Edward Vernon-Harcourt, Archbishop of York and his wife Lady Anne Leveson-Gower, who was a daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of...
  
   founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
  British Association for the Advancement of Science
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   was born here in 1789.
• George John Warren Vernon, M.P. and Dante
  DANTE
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  enthusiast was born here in 1803