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Butterley

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BUTTERLEY, a hamlet in the parish of Pentrich, hundred of Morleston and Litchurch, in the county of Derby, 2 miles to the S. of Alfreton. This place is the site of very extensive iron-works, which were founded in 1792. The district abounds in coal, iron, and limestone. Conveyance of coal, ore, &c., is provided for by various railways and the Cromford canal, the latter being carried under the works through a tunnel, nearly 1¾ mile in length. In the vicinity is Butterley Hall.”

from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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Archives & Libraries

There is a small Ripley Public Library, open six days per week, on Grosvenor Road.

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

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Bibliography

  • SCHOFIELD, R. B. - Benjamin Outram. Merton Priory Press, 2001.  ISBN 1-898937-42-7.
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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.
1891R.G. 12 / 2745
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Church History

  • There has been NO Anglican parish church or chapel in this hamlet.
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Church Records

  • For parish registers, search the nearby parish of Ripley (the church on Butterley Hill road), Pentrich or Swanwic.
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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.
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Description & 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]

You can see pictures of Butterley which are provided by:

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Directories

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Gazetteers

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History

  • The Midland (Heritage) Railway is located in Butterley and preserves some of the railway history of the region.
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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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Military History

  • Sir James OUTRAM, a hero of the Indian Mutiny, was born at Butterley Hall in January, 1803.
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Politics & 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).
     
  • District governance is provided by the Amber Valley Borough Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law