Sutton cum Duckmanton

Summary

Sutton cum Duckmanton is a civil parish in Derbyshire, England, between Bolsover and Chesterfield in the district of North East Derbyshire.

Sutton cum Duckmanton
St Mary Parish Church for this parish. Note the derelict Sutton Scarsdale Hall in the background.
Sutton cum Duckmanton is located in Derbyshire
Sutton cum Duckmanton
Sutton cum Duckmanton
Location within Derbyshire
Population1,582 (2011)
Civil parish
  • Sutton cum Duckmanton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townChesterfield
Postcode districtS44
Dialling code01246
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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53°14′N 1°20′W / 53.24°N 1.34°W / 53.24; -1.34

The village has a parish church, a pub, The Arkwright Arms,[1] and a parish council.

Sutton cum Duckmanton contains the villages of Arkwright Town, Duckmanton, Long Duckmanton, and Sutton Scarsdale. Hamlets include Sutton Spring Wood. The population was 1,582 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport and the nearest train and bus stations are in Chesterfield.

History edit

John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72) said of Sutton-cum-Duckmanton:

SUTTON-CUM-DUCKMANTON, a parish in Chesterfield district, Derby; 4 miles ESE of Chesterfield r. station. It has a post-office, of the name of Duckmanton, under Chesterfield. Acres, 4296. Real property, £6,105; of which £150 are in mines. Pop., 507. Houses, 97. The property belongs to W. Arkwright, Esq. S. Hall is Mr. A.'s seat, was built by Earl Scarsdale, and is a fine edifice in the Corinthian style. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £350. Patrons, the Trustees of W. Arkwright, Esq. There are an endowed school with £50 a year, and charities £5.

The parish registers date from 1662.

Sutton Spring Wood edit

 
Access road to Sutton Spring Wood

Sutton Spring Wood (also known as Sutton Springs Woodis a small hamlet in Sutton-cum-Duckmanton parish.[3] The hamlet consists of around 45 houses, in a heavily wooded area, with a road that passes under the A617 road that links it to Temple Normanton. It is linked to Chesterfield via a bus stop located on Moor Lane and it is close to Sutton Scarsdale and Sutton-cum-Duckmanton but these villages are not linked closely by road to Sutton Spring Wood. There are no shops, pubs or churches in the hamlet. Across the road from the hamlet is Calow Green.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The Arkwright Arms at beerguide.co.uk (accessed 1 November 2007)
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. ^ "WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900", 6 December 2000.

External links edit

  • Parish of Sutton-cum-Duckmanton Archived 8 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at British-towns.net
  • Map of Sutton Spring Wood Archived 6 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  • Photographs of Sutton Spring Wood