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Codnor and Loscoe

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CODNOR, a district parish in the parish of Heanor, hundred of Morleston, in the county of Derby, 5 miles E. of Belper railway station, and 9 from Derby, its post town. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lichfeld, value £150, in the patronage of the crown and bishop alternately. The church, dedicated to St. James, is a modern stone building. The Wesleyan Reformers and Wesleyan Methodists have places of worship. There are National schools, and the parochial charities produce about £12 per annum. The chief employment of the inhabitants is in the ironstone mines and collieries."

"LOSCOE, (or Loscow) a hamlet and township in the parish of Heanor, hundred of Morlaston, county Derby, 5 miles E. of Derby, and 6 S.E. of Alfreton. It is joined with Codnor. The village is considerable. There is a place of worship for Baptists.”

from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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Archives & Libraries

Loscoe is served by the Mobile Library on route 5, which stops at Belfield Court on every fourth Tuesday in the early afternoon.

Alternatively, the Ripley Library is an excellent resource with a Local History section and a Family History section.

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Bibliography

  • Thorpe, Fred S. - The Heritage of Codnor and Loscoe. self published, 1991, 253 pages.
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Cemeteries

  • We have a partial extract of Parish Register burials in a file for your review. Your additions and corections are welcomed.
     
  • Sheral WOOD has a photograph of the Lych Gate to St. James churchyard cemetery, taken in July, 2007.
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Census

  • The parish was in the Greasley sub-district of the Basford Registration District.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1851H.O. 107 / 2125
1891R.G. 12 / 2658
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church in Codnor is dedicated to Saint James.
     
  • The church was erected in 1844 on the crown of a hill midway between the two villages.
     
  • The church chancel was entirely rebuilt in 1890.
     
  • The church seats 517.
     
  • David BEVIS has a photograph of St. James's Church in Codnor on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2012.
     
  • The Anglican parish church in Loscoe is dedicated to Saint Luke.
     
  • Trevor RICKARD has a photograph of St. Luke's Church in Loscoe from the back on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2011.
     
  • Trevor RICKARD also has a photograph of St. Luke's Church from the front on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2011.
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1844.
     
  • The church was in the rural deanery of Alfreton.
     
  • The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel in Codnor in 1827.
     
  • The Wesleyan Reformers built a chapel in Codnor in 1854.
     
  • The Baptists built a chapel in Loscoe in 1848.
     
  • Trevor RICKARD has a photograph of the Loscoe Baptist Chapel on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2011.
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Civil Registration

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

"CODNOR, a district parish in the parish of Heanor, hundred of Morleston, in the county of Derby, 5 miles E. of Belper railway station, and 9 from Derby, its post town."

"LOSCOE, (or Loscow) a hamlet and township in the parish of Heanor, hundred of Morlaston, county Derby, 5 miles E. of Derby, and 6 S.E. of Alfreton. It is joined with Codnor. The village is considerable. There is a place of worship for Baptists."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Cross Hill is a hamlet between Loscoe and Codnor.

You can see pictures of Codnor and Loscoe which are provided by:

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Directories

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Gazetteers

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History

  • Peter BARR has a photograph of the Coach and Horses Pub. (derelict) on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2012.
     
  • Peter BARR also has a photograph of the Marquis of Ormonde Pub. on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2012.
     
  • J. THOMAS has a photograph of the Eclipse, Loscoe on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2015.
     
  • The Butterley Company owned much of the land in the parish and had a colliery here that employed many of the parish workers.
     
  • Lynne KIRTON has a photograph of the Loscoe Dam on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2006.
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK420495 (Lat/Lon: 53.041129, -1.375035), Codnor and Loscoe which are provided by:

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Military History

Codnor's War Memorial is the Lych Gate noted in the Cemeteries section above. The Heanor and District Local History Society have the names on the plaques on their website.

Trevor RICKARD has a photograph of the WWII Memorial Garden at Loscoe on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2011.

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Obituaries

Jane TAYLOR in Redcar provides this notice from the Derby Mercury of 24 February 1803: "DIED: Saturday se'nnight, Mr. PINEGAR, of Codnor, in this county, farmer, aged 67."

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Politics & Government

  • This place was a hamlet in Heanor parish in Derby county that was incorporated as a modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
     
  • This parish was in the ancient Morleston and Litchurch Hundred (or Wapentake).
     
  • You may contact the local Parish Council regarding civic or political matters, but they will NOT be able to do family history research for you.
     
  • District governance is provided by the Amber Valley Borough Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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Schools

A Public Elementary School was built in Codnor in 1844 to hold 161 boys, 130 girls and 150 infants.

The Council took over the former United Methodist School, erected in 1872. In 1910, the Council re-organized the school to hold up to 240 infants.

A Public Elementary School was erected in Loscoe in 1895 to hold 220 students.