of Sheffield. The scheme also reinstates part of the former Chesterfield Canal which crosses the route. Staveley Hall is situated to the northeast of St John The Baptist Church in Staveley, with vehicular access from the Lowgates traffic island. Staveley was formerly a mining town with several large coal mines in and around the area, the closest being Ireland Pit (Ireland Colliery Brass Band is named after the colliery). The maps are decorated in the margins by selected Frith photographs. The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included. History 21 March 2012: Some weathering has taken place especially on the brim of the soldier's helmet. It will provide secure short- and long-term moorings, slipway, car parking, cycle racks, toilets and showers as well as a large open play area which can also be used for major waterway events and festivals.[4]. Staveley History Society. The Staveley Coal and Iron Company. It has a chapel of ease. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Staveley, in Chesterfield and Derbyshire | Place names, A Vision of Britain through Time. Historic Maps of Staveley and the local area. Map of Staveley in 1947. History. Parish History. The town is situated alongside the River Rother , adjacent to Eckington to the north, Barlborough to the east, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton civil parish to the south and Brimington to the west. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Southwell; gross value, £996 with residence. This page was last edited on 17 February 2021, at 07:22. Perfectly placed to enjoy local ameneties and Poolsbrook country park. STAVELEY is a parish, in the hundred of Scarsdale, the village being about five miles E.N.E. A road bypass of Staveley and Brimington has been proposed since 1927. [5] This project has now been cancelled. History of Staveley Hall Staveley Hall was built over f our hundred years ago by Sir Peter Frecheville on the site where his ancestor’s had lived for five hundred years before him. STAVELEYis a parish, extensive village and station on the Midland railway, pleasantly situated on an eminence, close to the fine valley of the river Rother, 4½ miles … The Doe Lea Branch Line closed to passengers in 1930 but the station remained open on the Clowne Branch Line until 1952 when it was closed to passengers and the station was demolished in 1954. Handley, a hamlet in Staveley parish, Derbyshire, 2 miles-NW of Staveley village. In addition the Society have a number of Audio Tape transcriptions prepared by the Oral History Group - details on request. Barrow Hill was on the junction where the Clowne Branch Line and Old Road Line branched off, the station opened in 1841 as Staveley but was renamed Barrow Hill and Staveley Works in 1900. Online maps of Staveley are available from a number of sites: The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Derbyshire papers online: About | The new Staveley Town Basin was officially opened on 30 June 2012 and forms the centre piece of the imaginative redevelopment of the Chesterfield Canal in Staveley. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Staveley and Brimington had ten incidents. Privacy | Contact us: by e-mail to sec@sdhs.org.uk. The architect of Sir Peter de Frechevilles house is not known but may well be Huntingdon Smithson – the architect employed by the Cavendish's at Bolsover Castle. The area has several trails for walkers and mountain bikers along former pit railway lines. The nationwide decline in industry has meant that Staveley Chemicals and Staveley Works have now almost entirely closed, with the only section of the chemical plant remaining being the P-aminophenol plant (a key component to making Paracetamol), which is run by American/Irish company Covidien. from Chesterfield, and three S.W. Richardson, Christine, Lower John (2010). Staveley is a town within the borough of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England. As I was still at school, I did weekend duty and the occasional night duty. Barrow's works were by 1806 producing 596 tons of pig iron per annum. STAVELEY is a township and large village, pleasantly situated on an prominence over-looking the river Rother, 44 miles N. from Chesterfield, and 10 miles SE. These two maps link up with each other to provide excellent, detailed coverage of Staveley. Was mothballed and is now a mud trail. Sections from Chesterfield to Brimington were reinstated as part of previous stages of the Chesterfield Bypass and opencast schemes on part of the former Staveley Coal and Iron Company site which was part of British Steel Corporation following Nationalisation. STAVELEY (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Chesterfield, hundred of Scarsdale, N. division of the county of Derby, 4¾ miles (N. E. by E.) from Chesterfield. In 1756 the Rector of Staveley managed to persuade the Duke of Devonshire to allow his son (and then a series of clerics) to live there. As part of the Markham Vale scheme to regenerate the site of the former Markham Colliery site there was a proposal to build a "Solar Pyramid" to form the world's largest functional timepiece. Map of Staveley in 1896. It was built to serve the outskirts of Staveley. Costs. [2] Markham played a large role in the industrial development of the area around Staveley. However, the pit has closed, along with the others in the area. The line remained open but as mentioned above. Meetings of Staveley History Society on the first Tuesday of each month have been cancelled for now due to Covid 19. The Ramblers Association now have a greatly improved website which is an exceptional resource for all walkers, hikers and young families wanting to … is a parish, in the hundred of Scarsdale, the village being about five miles E.N.E. In 1890, the Doe Lea Branch opened and the line was extended from Staveley Town. 1868, Henry b. ‘Honouring the Dead: War Memorial Unveiled at Staveley’, Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald, (4 December 1920), 1 Legal This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. BALH Member Society. Patron, the Duke of Devonshire. The basin is designed to provide facilities to enable the economic development of the isolated section in advance of full restoration. Upon Local Government reorganisation in 1974 ownership passed to Chesterfield Borough Council and it was eventually bought by Staveley Town Council. The station was renamed Barrow Hill in 1951 until it closed in 1954. The dual carriageway was planned to continue, heading northwards through Wheeldon Mill Greyhound Stadium (since demolished) before crossing the Canal twice and following the course of the Rother through Staveley Works. Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5. Staveley Works was the second station on the London Extension Line to north of Staveley Central. It remained as a rectory until bought by Staveley Urban District Council in 1967. The Local History Society for the Westmorland Parishes of Over and Nether Staveley, Hugill and Kentmere. We have transcribed the entry for Staveley from the following: A full transcript of the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Derbyshire is online. It is also the home town of the Townes Brewery. Through his company Markham & Co. and its successor Staveley Coal and Iron Company, Markham owned ironstone quarries, several coal mines (including Markham Colliery), chemical works, ironworks and an engineering works specialising in mining and tunnelling equipment. of Chesterfield, its post town, and 10 S.E. The station was renamed Netherhope for Staveley Town in 1893 only to be renamed to just Staveley Town in 1900. Back to Top. Staveley, a village, a township, and a parish in Derbyshire. The nationwide decline in industry has meant that Staveley Chemicals and Staveley Works have now almost entirely closed, with the only section of the chemical plant remaining being the P-aminophenol plant (a key component to making Paracetamol), which is run by American/Irish … As part of regeneration proposals for Staveley Works, there is a 'spine road' proposed to run from the superstore roundabout off Rother Way to Hall Lane. The sinking of the shafts was started in 1855 and the colliery went into production three years later in 1858. Then the dual carriageway would have curved eastward and run north of Mastin Moor, connecting to Junction 30 of the M1 at Barlborough. from Barlborough; situate near the banks of the river Rother, and the Chesterfield canal. It was opened on 1 June 1892 as Staveley Town and renamed Staveley Central on 25 September 1950 by British Railways to reduce confusion with the ex-MR station, also called Staveley Town, which was about 250 yards away on the same street. Ticknall Preservation & Historical Society. They had 9 children, including John b. The station was a junction for both the Doe Lea Branch Line and the Clowne Branch Line. 29th September 1944 Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald Bombs on Derbyshire. BBC History: WW2 People's War ... Staveley, Derbyshire ... Our headquarters were in the clinic at Lime Avenue, Staveley. Today, the nearest railway stations are at both Chesterfield and Creswell. The track was lifted in 2012 and the line is now a mud trail. ISBN.978-1-78721-297-8 ; Derbyshire 18.16 Staveley (South) 1914 - published 2020; intro by Barrie Trinder. Platforms have all been removed. Stoney Middleton Heritage Centre Community Group. Richard Musard of Staveley was born about 1142, in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Robert Musard. The New Markham Vale Loop Road has been completed and opens up the former Markham coal field areas to development, linking the town to a new junction (29A) on the M1 motorway, this junction opened in early July 2008. "The plaque over the front door shows the date, 1604 , his status as a Knight of the Realm and the coats of arms of his parents, Peter Frecheville and Margaret Kaye", Whites 1857 Directory of Derbyshire p. 770-780, John Frescheville, 1st Baron Frescheville, "UK | England | First glimpse of giant pyramid", Lyson, Magna Britannia, Derbyshire, 1817, p.lx, "Tackling congestion and improving roads", "North East Derbyshire MP gains support for Staveley bypass project", Various related information but in particular documenting the 2006 Archaeological dig that took place in the grounds of Staveley Hall, Spire and District Online – Community Website originated in Staveley and run for the local area, Photographs of the Last Remaining parts of the Staveley Coal and Iron Company (Last used as a Pipe Foundry), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Staveley,_Derbyshire&oldid=1007274658, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2008, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 18,247 (including Barrow Hill, Beighton Fields, Mastin Moor and Poolsbrook, civil parish, 2011). The station opened in 1892 as Staveley Town but was renamed Staveley Central. They have lived through plagues and pestilence, wars, religious persecutions, and extreme economic depressions, and family dishonor. Shows Staveley in 1824. Title: Stanton and Staveley, a business history: Author/Originator: Chapman, S: Date/Year: 1981: Local Studies Library, Matlock: 338.76 View Society Profile. [3] Modern industry includes a plastic pipe moulding factory for Brett Martin plc. Map of Staveley in 1902-1903. Historical Description. Staveley Miners Welfare on Market Street was built in 1893 as an indoor market hall by Charles Paxton Markham, for a time owner of Markham & Co. At that time, it was called Markham Hall in memory of his father. The plaque over the front door shows the date, 1604 , his status as a Knight of the Realm and the coats of arms of his parents, Peter Frecheville and Margaret Kaye. 22 October 1971: The memorial lies within the Staveley Conservation Area designated on that date. Memorial: c£500. Brimington had ten incidents, Dronfield 28, Clowne nine, Clay Cross 18, Bo!sover three, Shirebrook 10 and Alfreton 21. Ringwood Hall is the seat of the Barrow family. Acreage, 6872, of which 53 are water; population, 9363. There is a parish council consisting of fifteen members. Staveley was formerly a mining town with several large coal mines in and around the area, the closest being Ireland Pit (Ireland Colliery Brass Band is named after the colliery). 2004: Three WW1 names added. 1. However it is planned to be low speed single carriageway with several roundabouts or signal controlled junctions, which may create even more congestion. History of Staveley, in Chesterfield and Derbyshire | Map and description Click on the map for other historical maps of this place In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Staveley like this: STAVELEY, a village, a township, and a parish, in Chesterfield district, Derby. Geographical areas of interest: NEDIAS members have interests in the industrial and manufacturing history, and the local history of a wider geographical area than simply Chesterfield, Scarsdale and North East Derbyshire. Derbyshire. The village stands near the M.R. Hascuit de Musard was awarded the Manor of Staveley after the Norman Conquest of 1066. View Website. and the M.S. Welcome to The Staveley & District History Society. Date accessed: 09th January 2021 Cookie Policy | [citation needed]. In 1682 and the house was sold to the Cavendish family. 1872. There is a long term project to reinstate the canal from Chesterfield to Kiveton where it currently terminates. However, the pit has closed, along with the others in the area. Staveley Central was on the former Great Central Main Line which linked the town with Sheffield and London. A Staveley company colliery named after one of the company directors which was the norm for them, situated near to Woodthorpe village to exploit the Top Hard seam for machine and steam coal. It is a station on the Midland railway. Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 II Ringwood Club ringwood House (Including Former Coach House) Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 II Staveley War Memorial Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 II Stavely Hall (Udc Offices) Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 II The Chantry Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 II* The Hagge Derbyshire. It closed in 1963 to passengers and 1964 to all traffic on the line. Here are the details of maps for Staveley: Derbyshire 18.12 Staveley (North) 1914 - published 2020; intro by Barrie Trinder. Before the current building there had been buildings on this site for over 700 years. Find Great Walks, Historical Walks and Guided Walks in and around Staveley and Derbyshire Find the best Staveley walks. Many critical events have occurred during the past four centuries that have altered the paths of many Staveley families. URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1286/names. from Barlborough This station also opened in 1892 and closed to passengers in 1963 with traffic finishing the following year in 1964. 1870 and Polly b. 'About a mile and a half from Staveley is the hamlet of Woodthorpe. A brief history of the building and its ownership follows: Staveley was served by four railway stations on two separate lines. It is now a mix of a cycle path and the Ireland's Cross road which pass through the site. [15], In July 2019, the MP for North East Derbyshire , Lee Rowley, gained support for a proper Staveley Bypass from the government.[16]. There are regular bus services that connect the town to Chesterfield, Creswell and Sheffield. Map of Staveley in 1876. Shows Staveley in 1902. Staveley Coal & Iron Co Ltd, ironfounders and colliery proprietors Staveley, Derbyshire Staveley Coke & Gas Light Co Ltd Staveley, Derbyshire Staveley Estates Ltd, property owners Staveley, Derbyshire View Society Profile. & L.R., and the valley of the Rother, 4 miles NE of Chesterfield, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Chesterfield, and three railway stations. In 1306 the Musard family died out and Ralph de Frecheville became the new Lord. The plans caused controversy as the crossing of the Canal would have divided it into five linear ponds, and a petition put a halt to the bypass plans, but not before digging of a cutting had commenced.[14]. A mine at Staveley smashed almost all the windows in Chesterfield Road. Staveley Hall is situated to the northeast of St John The Baptist Church in Staveley, with easy access from the M1 motorway and a short journey from Chesterfield Railway station. There would have likely been a grade separated junction between Mill Green and Hall Lane to serve the town and the nearby village of Barrow Hill. BALH Member Society. We now have downloadable Occasional Papers , Journals and Census transcriptions. Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only. Other major local industries in recent history have included Staveley Works foundry and Staveley Chemicals. The Church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient structure, with a nave and chancel of considerable length and square embattled tower, with 8 Bells, situated on a bold prominence north of the village. James Cavendish died in 1751 and the Hall and Park reverted to The Duke of Devonshire. Staveley is a former mining town in the borough of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, alongside the River Rother, between Eckington to the north, Barlborough to the east, Sutton cum Duckmanton to the south and Brimington to the west. Local historic milestones, centenaries and celebrations are in this PDF file Chronology & Anniversaries – for download. from Chesterfield, and three S.W. Derbyshire. The village, which is considerable, stands on an eminence overlooking the canal and river Rother, and comprises the chapelry of Great Barlow and the hamlet of Woodthorpe. Derbyshire. containing, with the chapelry of Barlow. The site is now a road (Ireland Close) and part of a footpath. and the M.S. Herbert Thomas MOSLEY b. Abt 1900 Staveley, Derbyshire, England d. 1962 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England: Mosley and other families genealogy and local history This is part funded by European Union regeneration money. ISBN.978-1-78721-298-5 . An old map of Derbyshire, hand-drawn in 1840 for the renowned cartographic publisher Samuel Lewis. Map of Staveley in 1923. Since 1786 Ward and Barrow had, had a blast furnace in the area of Staveley which for centuries had supported the making of iron. The township comprises Barrow Hill, Handley, Inkersall, Mastin Moor, Netherthorpe, Norbriggs, Woodthorpe, and Poolsbrook. The church was enlarged in 1864, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, and western tower. Historical Description. The village stands near the M.R. ★ Staveley, Derbyshire. The Hall was designated by English Heritage as a listed building (grade II) in 1974. Unfortunately we do not have facilities for on-line payment; on confirmation of your order please send a cheque (sterling) to the Treasurer at the following address: Laneside, Hall Lane, Staveley, Kendal LA8 9QZ. 1862, Elizabeth b. The Hall in its present form was built in 1604 by Sir Peter Frecheville (c.1571-1634), MP. In 2009 the A6192 Ireland Close was built, connecting a small roundabout on Hall Lane to several more roundabouts near Poolsbrook, then to Junction 29A. A chapel of ease is at Handley; an endowed hospital, with a chapel, is at Woodthorpe; and Free, Primitive Methodist, and Wesleyan chapels, an endowed school, a mechanics' institute and reading-room, a cemetery, and a large and commodious village hall erected in 1895 to the memory of Mr Charles Markham, for many years manager of the Staveley Coal and Iron Works. of chemical production at Staveley. However, on the site near Poolsbrook Country Park, a caravan site for tourists has now been built boosting numbers to the country park. Old Map of Derbyshire. These superbly detailed maps provide an authoritive and fascinating insight into the history and gradual development of our cities, towns and villages. He died in 1187, in his hometown, at the age of 45. “ STAVELEY, a parish in the hundred of Scarsdale, county Derby, 4½ miles N.E. from Sheffield. Staveley, a village, a township, and a parish in Derbyshire. [13] When the A61 Rother Way (also known as the Chesterfield Bypass) was constructed in the 1980s, a short dual carriageway spur was constructed over the River Rother and the Canal, terminating at a large roundabout which has an access road to a supermarket and the single carriageway A619 continuing to Brimington. See All Maps. Notice has been served on the plant, earmarked for closure around June 2012, this closure will mark the end of over 100 yrs. The line remained open until 1990s-2000s when the line in stages were mothballed. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Margaret de Tensely. The Frechevilles lived in the Hall until they died out in 1682. Vardy Family - Staveley Joseph VARDY married Harriet Daykin 11 Feb 1862, Staveley, Derbyshire. In 1603 Sir Peter de Frecheville was knighted by James I at Worksop and he wished to make Staveley Hall a suitable residence for a knight and Justice of the Peace. There was also a wood wool production unit on Staveley works. Staveley is a town in the borough of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, on the river Rother, between Eckington to the North, barlborough town to the East, the diploma Duckmanton Sutton on the South and Brimington to the West. & L.R., and the valley of the Rother, 4 miles NE of Chesterfield, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Chesterfield, and three railway stations. Local Historic Milestones. There are coal and iron works, manufactories of spades and shovels, a brush factory, and corn mills. Tupton Local History Society. It opened in 1888 as Netherhope and was the original terminus of the line. The manor belongs to the Duke of Devonshire. Other major local industries in recent history have included Staveley Works foundry and Staveley Chemicals. Staveley Town was on the former "Clowne Branch Line". Ancestry.co.uk, in conjunction with the Derbyshire Record Office, have the Church of England Baptisms (1538-1916), Marriages and Banns (1538-1932), and Burials (1538-1991) online. Charities over £200 are at Staveley.