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GREAT HUCKLOW, Derbyshire
"GREAT HUCKLOW, a hamlet in the parish of Hope, hundred
of High Peak, county Derby, 2 miles N.E. of Tideswell. The hamlet, which is
considerable, contains places of worship for Presbyterians, Wesleyans, and
Unitarians." [Recorded as HUCKLOW MAGNA in Gazetteer -RL 2003]
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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- Reverend Ebenezer Aldred -
an Obituary and some notes on a former Unitarian Minister of Great Hucklow.
Added 22 Jun 2007. Updated 29 Nov 2007.
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Photograph of Presbyterian Chapel (Unitarian), Great Hucklow, from Rosemary Lockie.
- The Great Hucklow Presbyterian Chapel was founded in 1696
under the auspices of William BAGSHAWE, the non-conformist minister, and
so-called Apostle of the Peak whose brother Thomas was Lord of the
Manor here. At the time, worship outside the Church of England was still
against the law, and early meetings were held in secret, at a barn nearby
to the site of the present building. The latter dates from 1796 or 7 - its building
was most likely prompted by the Act of Relief, in 1791, which made worship
outside the Church of England legal.
Please note the present day congregation at this Chapel is Unitarian,
the introduction being possibly in 1826, when the register of Presbyterian
baptisms ends (see below). A similar example (of a latterly Unitarian
Chapel) can be found in
Ainsworth Presbyterian Chapel, in Lancashire (between Bolton and Bury).
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Photograph of Methodist Church, Great Hucklow, from Alf Beard.
- Sadly, there are no parish registers for the early years of the
Presbyterian Chapel. The earliest register records baptisms for the
period 1789-1826. It has been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society
of Utah, Film #0590682 from the original, which like all pre-1837
Non-Conformist registers, is held at the PRO. There is also a transcript
available, and most of the entries do appear to be in the IGI.
Some of the baptism entries record profession of the father - I recall
being quite surprised to see a Watchmaker mentioned!
- Liz Sparkes' page devoted to
Great Hucklow Village includes Description, and Directory lists of names
transcribed from White's Trade Directory, 1857 and Kelly's Trade Directory, 1881.
Also featured are some attractive photographs of Great Hucklow.
- Transcription of section of
Kelly's Directory (1891) for Great Hucklow (with Little Hucklow and Grindlow) by Ann Andrews. Added 4 Jan 2006.
- The origin of the name of the hamlet near Great Hucklow named
'Windmill' has given cause for speculation. There is a suggested explanation
of the name provided as a postcript to Julie Bunting's article on
Corn Milling,
which may be of interest. It was actually a 'Wind' (as in turn) Mill...
Added 6 Jul 2005.
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