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BARTON-BLOUNT, Derbyshire

"BARTON-BLOUNT, a parish in the hundred of Appletree, in the county of Derby, 9 miles to the W. of Derby, its post town. During the civil war in the reign of Charles I. the manor-house was garrisoned for the parliament, and a skirmish took place in the neighbourhood between these forces and the royal troops from Tutbury Castle. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield, value £69, in the patronage of F. Bradshaw, Esq., whose seat is Barton Hall. The parish is in the honour of Tutbury, and Duchy of Lancaster."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Church Records

• A CD containing a transcription of The Parish Registers of St Chad's Church (CMB 1763-1907) is available for purchase from 'Ancestral Archives'. Added 12 Aug 2005.

Directories

• Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Barton Blount by Ann Andrews. Added 19 Feb 2007.

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