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EDALE, Derbyshire

"The parish of Castleton, including the chapelry of EDALE, contained, in 1821, 1,428 inhabitants, & in 1831, 1,329."

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

Bibliography

• The Edale Society - The Book of Edale. Halsgrove, 2003.
  Read more in this Review of ‘The Book of Edale’ (Peak Advertiser, 8th December 2003)

Cemeteries

• Some Memorial Inscriptions in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Edale, collected and transcribed by various.

Census

• A Transcription of the 1841 Census for Edale is available amongst Marjorie Ward's North West Derbyshire Sources.

Church History

• Photograph of Holy Trinity Church, Edale, from Sheila Turton.

Description and Travel

• There are some stunning photographs of Edale and the surrounding area on the Edale Valley website, together with a descriptive account of its location and history:- "Five Royal Farms were established in the reign of King John but it was not until the Royal Forest system effectively collapsed in Tudor times that proper settlements developed in the valley. In Elizabethan times the valley was effectively a large cattle ranch based around the five farms."

Directories

• Directory for Castleton, Hope and Hathersage, with the villages of Bradwell, Brough and neighbourhoods transcribed from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 by Rosemary Lockie.

• Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Edale by Ann Andrews. Added 6 May 2006.

Dwellings

• The Vale of Edale, a 'U' shaped valley between Kinder Scout to the north, and Mam Tor and Lose Hill to the south, has no major settlement. It is populated by 'booths' - originally shelters used in the 15th and 16th century by herdsmen tending cattle. These 'cattle ranches', or 'vaccaries' were sited on the north side of the valley to get most sun; Grindsbrook Booth is the major hamlet sited overlooking the Grinds Brook near to where it joins the River Noe, and has the church, post office, two inns, and railway station.

  Other settlements are named Nether (Lower) Booth, Ollerbrook Booth, Barber Booth and Upper Booth. Upper Booth's first farmstead is known as Crowdenlea; hence Crowdenlee ('Crowdenlie') Booth is an alternative name found in some records. Nether, or Lower Booth has the alternative name of Lady Booth.

  Crowdenlea's property can be dated to as early as 1587; it is a 'long' house - three rooms side by side. Apparently, some fascinating 17th and 18th century account books also survive for this property, possibly in the owner's possession. It was formerly the home of Miss Greta Shirt. [Ref: Redfern, Roger - A Reminder of Domesday. Article published in Peak District Magazine (a Dalesman Publication), August 1998, pp19-22]

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Edale from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Genealogy

• Hope Valley Sources - part of Marjorie Ward's North West Derbyshire Sources - a developing site with new material being added all the time.

Newspapers

• Some Newspaper Articles mentioning Edale. Added 21 Aug 2000.

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