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BRIMINGTON, Derbyshire

"BRIMINGTON is a township in the parish of Chesterfield, about 2 miles N. by E. from that town; it contains a chapel under the establishment (rebuilt in 1808), and a meeting-house for dissenters. The Chesterfield canal passes through the township - which contained, in 1831, 759 inhabitants."

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

Church Records Directories Gazetteers

Early 20thC Map Click to view larger area.

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Church Records

• A CD containing a transcription of The Parish Registers of St Michael & All Angels Church (CMB 1813-1906) is available for purchase from 'Ancestral Archives'. Added 30 Jan 2006.

Directories

• Directory for Chesterfield, with the villages of Brampton, Brimington and neighbourhoods transcribed from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 by Rosemary Lockie.

• Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Brimington by Ann Andrews. Added 1 Mar 2007.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Brimington from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Genealogy

• Stephen Kimberley has created a superb site devoted to The Parish of Brimington, Derbyshire, to include:-
  • Bagshaws 1846 Directory
  • Births/Baptisms
  • Burials/Deaths
  • Census (full 1851 transcription)
  • Location
  • Photo Gallery

  Very well worth a visit!

History

• The section of Lysons' Topographical and Historical Account of Derbyshire, 1817, for Chesterfield, transcribed by Barbarann Ayars, includes a portion on Brimington.

Population

• Census Statistics - the population figures for the village of Brimington are as follows:-

  1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
  503	526	629	759	780	1103	1808	2403	3457	4034
  1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991
  4569	5299	5559	5073	5999	8163	8355	9498	8560

  The above census statistics have been contributed by Joseph Platt.

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