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CHELLASTON, a parish in the hundred of Repton, in the county of Derby, 41 miles S.E. of Derby. It is situated near the Grand Trunk and Derby canal. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lichfield, value £80, in, the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient stone structure in the later English style, with a handsome tower. The Baptists and Reformed and Wesleyan Methodists have each a place of worship. Here are extensive gypsum mines, which form the chief employment of the inhabitants. The manor-house is said to have been the birthplace of Robin Hood.”

from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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Archives & Libraries

The Chelaston Library, a branch of the Derby County Library system, is on Barley Croft and is normally open on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturdays. Check the web site for times of operation. There is limited free parking at the back of the library. Access is good and computers are available.

Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the Chellaston Library on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2013.

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Bibliography

  • J. A. YOUNG - A History of Chellaston. Chellaston History Group, 1988, 245 pages.
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Census

  • The parish was in the Shardlow sub-district of the Shardlow Registration District.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1851H.O. 107 / 2140
1861R.G. 9 / 2490
1891R.G. 12 / 2721
1901R.G. 13 / 3206
1911R.G. 14 / 169
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
     
  • The church was rebuilt in 1842.
     
  • The church was restored in 1875.
     
  • The church seats 200.
     
  • You can find a photograph of the church at the Chellaston Parish Page along with links to useful records.
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1755 but earlier portions do exist.
     
  • Marriages at Chellaston, 1570-1812 are available in Nigel BATTY-SMITH's database of scanned images of Phillimore's Parish Registers.
     
  • Brett PAYNE has a Chellaston website you might find valuable.
     
  • There are several headstones in the churchyard inscribed with the MEAKIN family surname.
     
  • We have a pop-up window of Parish Register burials in a text file for your review. Your additions are welcomed.
     
  • The church is in the rural deanery of Melbourne.
     
  • The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1875.
     
  • Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the Methodist Church on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2013.
     
  • The Baptists had a chapel on Derby Road by 1891 but that fell into disuse in the 20th century.
     
  • The Catholic Church of Saint Ralph Sherwin in Chellaston was built around 1970.
     
  • Phil MYOTT has a photograph of the Catholic Church on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2006.
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Civil Registration

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

"CHELLASTON is an inconsiderable parish, in the same hundred as Melbourn, 3½ miles N. from that village, and 4½ S.E. by S. from Derby. The places of worship are, the parish church, dedicated to St. Peter, and a chapel for Wesleyan methodists. The living of Chellaston is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of the Bishop of Carlisle. Population, 352."

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

Chellaston is currently considered a suburb of the city of Derby, lying 5 miles south of the city centre and 130 miles north of London. It is the southern-most part of the city of Derby. You can read more about the village at the Discover Derby site.

You can see pictures of Chellaston which are provided by:

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Directories

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Gazetteers

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History

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK379301 (Lat/Lon: 52.867052, -1.438444), Chellaston which are provided by:

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Military History

The War Memorial is in St Peter's Church lychgate, on High Street. It is two stone, rectangular, plaques, one for World War 1 and the other for World War 2.

Jonathan CLITHEROE has a good photograph of St Peter's lychgate on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2014.

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Military Records

The men who perished in the two World Wars are recorded on the Roll of Honour website, along with photographs of the memorial plaques.

One name that is missing from the World War II plaque is that of Ernest Raymond STORER, age 28, who died 16 May 1945. He is buried in Chellaston Cemetery.

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Obituaries

Jane TAYLOR in Redcar has this announcement from the Derby Mercury of 6 September, 1804: "DIED: Thursday last, aged 81, Mr Henry MEAKIN, of Chellaston, near this place."

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in county Derby and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • This place was in the ancient Repton and Gresley Hundred (or Wapentake).
     
  • In April, 1968, this Civil Parish was abolished and the land split between Swarkestone, Elvaston and Aston upon Trent civil parishes.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Derby petty session hearings.
     
  • There is an index of Chellaston Bastardy Papers held at the DRO on the Yesterdays Journey website. Select "Bastardy Papers" on the left side, then "Chellaston" from the list of parishes displayed.
     
  • As a result of the 1834 Poorlaw Amendment Act reforms, the parish became a member of the Shardlow Poorlaw Union.
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Schools

Chellaston Infant School was built in the 1870s. It stands on School Lane off Street.

Phil MYOTT has a photograph of Chellaston Infant School on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2006.