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John BARTHOLOMEW's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887) tells us:

"Bradwell, township, Hope par., North Derbyshire, 2 miles SE. of Castleton and 12 miles SW. of Sheffield, 2,174 ac., pop. 1,019; P.O.; here is a stalactitic cavern, with numerous chambers, 400 yards long."

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Caution: There are several BRADWELL hamlets and villages across England. Make sure that you are researching the correct place.

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Archives & Libraries

Bradwell village is served by the Mobile Library on route N, which makes a stop at the Trent Garage car park every fourth Thursday in the late afternoon.

The Bakewell Library is an excellent resource with a Local History section and a Family History section.

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Bibliography

  • Bradwell Historical Society - After Seth : Bradwell into the Twenty-First Century. Country Books/Ashridge Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-906789-01-5. Added 15 Sep 2008.
     
  • BRADWELL, Jabez - The Jabez Bradwell Diary. Bradwell Historical Society, 2004. ISBN 0-9529227-0-3.
     
  • COOPER, Frank - Bradwell Fire Service - The First Fifty Years 1939-1989. Ashridge Press, 2004. ISBN 1-901214-16-8.
     
  • EVANS, Seth - Bradwell, Ancient & Modern. Country Books of Longstone, 2004. Facsimile reprint. No ISBN.
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Cemeteries

I have put together a list of Bradwell Burials (So far, just the HALL surname) for your use.

Peter TURNER has a photograph of the graveyard below Hungry Lane on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2012.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Tideswell sub-district of the Bakewell Registration District.
     
  • The 1891 census can be found at the Wishful Thinking web site.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 187
1851H.O. 107 / 2150
1861R.G. 9 / 2544
1891R.G. 12 / 2777
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Barnabas.
     
  • The church was built in 1868.
     
  • The church tower was added in 1889.
     
  • The church seats 235.
     
  • William METCALF has a photograph of St Barnabas' Churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2007.
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1878.
     
  • The church was in the rural deanery of Eyam.
     
  • A Unitarian chapel was built here in 1798.
     
  • A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built here in 1807 and enlarged in 1878.
     
  • A Primitive Methodist chapel was built here in 1845 to replace one built earlier in 1823.
     
  • David BEVIS has a photograph of a Methodist Chapel on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2003.
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Civil Registration

  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
  • The parish was in the Tideswell sub-district of the Bakewell Registration District.
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Description & Travel

"BRADWELL is a populous hamlet, in the parish of Hope, about 2 miles S.E. from Castleton. The importance of this hamlet is chiefly derived from the mining operations carried on within it, and the lead smelting Works, belonging to Messrs. Furness & Co.; hats are also manufactured here by several individuals. In 1821 the number of inhabitants in the hamlet was 1,130, and in 1831, 1,153."

[Description from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835]

The parish covers 2,119 acres and includes the hamlets of Abney and Abney Grange.

The lordship of Hazelbridge, sometimes given as Hazlebadge, is just south of Bradwell village and 4 miles north-east from Tideswell.

The village has its own website managed by the parish council.

David DUNFORD has a photograph of Brook Street on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2005.

The Midland Railway opened a station here in 1894.

You can see pictures of Bradwell which are provided by:

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Directories

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • The parish of Bradwell was formed on 5th August 1875 from the parish of Hope.
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History

  • Stashes of Roman coins have been found in the parish.
     
  • The village is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book.
     
  • Recently, Bradwell achieved some fame by having its Christmas Light dislay powered by a homemade water turbine in Bradwell Brook.
     
  • In 1891, there were five Public Houses in Bradwell: The Bowling Green in Small dale, the Bulls Head P.H, the Shoulder of Mutton P.H., the Newburgh Arms P.H., and the White Hart P.H.
     
  • Graham HOGG has a photograph of the Bowling Green Inn on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2011.
     
  • Andrew HILL has a photograph of the Shoulder of Mutton Pub. on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2012.
     
  • Proprietors of the Shoulder of Mutton as given in various Directories:
 YearProprietors
1891Mrs. Harriet HALL
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Manors

  • Graham HOGG has a photograph of a Hazlebadge Hall on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2011.
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK156807 (Lat/Lon: 53.323352, -1.767341), Bradwell which are provided by:

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Periodicals

The parish Council publishes newsletters on its website. Older copies MAY exist in local libraries.

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient Township in Hope parish in Derbyshire and was made a modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
     
  • According to parish records, the parish was formally formed in August, 1875.
     
  • This parish was in the ancient High Peak Hundred (or Wapentake).
     
  • You may contact the local Bradwell Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed or funded to provide family history searches.
     
  • District governance is provided by the Peak District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Chapel-en-le-Frith petty session hearings once each month.
     
  • As a result of the Poorlaw Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became a member of the Bakewell Poorlaw Union.
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Schools

The parish had a Public Elementary School (mixed) built in 1871 for 180 children.

Another Public Elementary School (also mixed) was built in 1894-95 for 120 children.