BURNASTON, Derbyshire
Census
- The parish was in the Repton sub-district of the Burton on Trent Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census Year |
Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 1960 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2197 |
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Church History
- A small Anglican chapel of ease was erected here in 1839. This was later occupied by the Priomitive Methodists.
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Civil Registration
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Repton sub-district of the Burton on Trent Registration District.
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Description and Travel
"BURNASTON, a township in the parish of Etwall, hundred of Appletree, in the county of Derby, 5 miles to the S.W. of Derby. The North Staffordshire and South Staffordshire railways pass near it."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Burnaston is dominated by the large Toyota car manufacturing plant in the parish.
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Directories
- Ann Andrews provides a transcription of the Burnaston entry under Etwall from Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland (1891).
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Maps
- A small scale (large area) map is available at I Travel UK.
- Burnaston 1849 Tithe Map and Index by Occupier, provided by Paul Jones. Added 23 Nov 2006.
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Military History
- A municipal airport was opened here in 1938, but was taken over during World War II for military training purposes.
- After the war, the airfield reverted to civilain use.
- The field was used until 1989 when the site became a Toyota car manufacturing plant.
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Politics and Government
- This place was an ancient township in Etwall parish, Derbyshire, and was incorporated as a modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
- This parish was in the ancient Appletree Hundred (or Wapentake).
- In April, 1968, this Civil Parish was enlarged by 284 acres with the abolution of Mickleover Civil Parish.
- District governance is provided by the South Derbyshire District Council.
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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.
- As a result of the Poorlaw Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish joined the Burtton upon Trent Poorlaw Union.
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Population
Year Inhabitants 1801 117 1841 135 1851 152 1871 163 1881 171 1901 219