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FOOLOW, Derbyshire

"FOOLOW, a hamlet in the parish of Eyam, hundred of High Peak, county Derby, 2 miles N.E. of Tideswell."

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

Biography Census Church History Directories

Early 20thC Map Click to view larger area.

Manors Newspapers Occupations Social Life and Customs

Biography

• William Elliott of Foolow (1831-?), an autobiography.

• Two Photographs to accompany the autobigraphy - of The Road towards Eyam, from Rosemary Lockie; and The Fold & Bulls Head, Foolow, from Mable Porozynski.

Census

• Transcription of the Census for Foolow of 1871, by Rosemary Lockie,
  from photocopies very kindly supplied by my cousin Glenn Trezza.

• Transcription of the Census for Foolow of 1891 with Summary, by Rosemary Lockie,
  from microfiche as part of the FreeCEN project. Summary also includes Parishes of Abney and Grindlow.

Church History

• A Short History and Notes on the Fabric and Furnishings of St Hugh's Mission Church, Foolow, contributed by Derek Lee.

• Photograph of St Hugh's Church and Cross, Foolow, from Andrew McCann.

• Photograph of St Hugh's Church, Foolow, from Alf Beard.

• Photograph of Wesleyan Church, Chapel & Sunday School's Church, Foolow, from Alf Beard.

Directories

• Transcription of section of a History & Gazetteer of Derbyshire for Foolow in 1846 by Paul Bradford.

• Transcription of section of White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby, 1857, for Foolow by Rosemary Lockie.

• Partial transcription of section of Directory of Sheffield and 20 miles round, 1862, for Foolow by Rosemary Lockie.

Manors

• An account of Leam, Foolow, and Eyam Halls taken from Old Halls, Manors and Families of Derbyshire, Volume I 1892 (The High Peak) by Joseph Tilley, transcribed/OCR'd by Rosemary Lockie.

Newspapers

• Some Newspaper Articles mentioning Foolow. Added 21 Aug 2000/Updated 9 Mar 2008.

Occupations

• Foolow - Lists of Licensed Victuallers, transcribed by Janet Kirk:-

  1753-1764

  1765-1776

  1777-1809

  1810-1821

  1822-1827

Social Life and Customs

• The Derbyshire Custom of Well Dressing - a personal account authored by Derek Lee who has been designing the Well Dressings at Foolow for the past 20 years.

• Photograph of Well Dressing 'Golden Jubilee 1952-2002' (2002), the Photograph of Children's Well Dressing 'Elizabeth R 1558-1603' (2003), and Photograph of Well Dressing 'John Wesley' (2003), Foolow, from Derek Lee/Bill Ayers. Commentary for the latter includes a timeline of Wesley's life and work.

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