Butterley
Bibliography
- SCHOFIELD, R. B. - Benjamin Outram. Merton Priory Press, 2001. ISBN 1-898937-42-7.
Census
- The hamlet was in the Ripley sub-district of the Belper Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census Year | Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2745 |
Church History
- There has been NO Anglican parish church or chapel in this hamlet.
Church Records
- For parish registers, search the nearby parish of Ripley (the church on Butterley Hill road), Pentrich or Swanwic.
Civil Registration
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- This place was never a separate Civil Parish, so records would be under Pentrich Civil Parish.
- The hamlet was in the Ripley sub-district of the Belper Registration District.
Description and Travel
"BUTTERLEY is a hamlet, in the parish of Pentrich, and hundred of Morleston and Litchurch, 3 miles from Alfreton, and about 2 from Ripley; it contains but few houses, and derives its importance from being the site of the extensive iron-works of the Butterley Company, where, and at Codnor Park, the manufacture of iron is conducted upon a scale of immense magnitude: all the heavier articles in cast iron a produced at these works, including bridges, steam engines, various kinds of machinery, and water and gas pipes."
[Description from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835]
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Directories
- Rosemary LOCKIE provides a transcription of the Butterley entry from Pigot & Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire (1835).
- Ann ANDREWS provides a transcription of the Butterley entry under Riplay from Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland (1891).
Gazetteers
- Colin HINSON provides the transcription of the section for Butterley from the National Gazetteer (1868).
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Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Butterley has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
History
- The Midland (Heritage) Railway is located in Butterley and preserves some of the railway history of the region.
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK404514 (Lat/Lon: 53.058331, -1.39866), Butterley which are provided by:
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- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
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Military History
- Sir James OUTRAM, a hero of the Indian Mutiny, was born at Butterley Hall in January, 1803.
Politics and Government
- This hamlet was never a separate modern Civil Parish.
- Although most of the hamlet was in Pentrich Civil Parish, some portions were in Ripley and some parts in Swanwick Civil Parishes.
- This hamlet was in the ancient Morleston Hundred (or Wapentake).
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Alfreton petty session hearings.
- As a result of the 1834 Poorlaw Amendment Act reforms, the parish joined the Belper Poorlaw Union.