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HORSLEY, Derbyshire

"HORSLEY, a parish in the hundred of Morleston, county Derby, 6 miles N.E. of Derby, its post town, and 2 N.E. of Duffield railway station. The parish, which is considerable, is situated near the river Derwent, and on the Derby and Alfreton road. It contains the villages of Horsley, Horsley Woodhouse, and Kilburne. Here formerly stood a castle, built by Ralph-de-Burun. The surface is diversified with hill and dale, and the soil is in general light. The Little Eaton railway passes through the parish."

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

Cemeteries Church Records Description and Travel Directories

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Gazetteers History Newspapers Social Life and Customs

Cemeteries

• A list of Surnames from the Memorial Inscriptions of St Clement's, Horsley published originally in Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group (DARG) Newsletter, April 1995.
  Full details of inscriptions are available from DARG by postal application. See their How to Contact details for how to get in touch with them.

Church Records

• Nigel Batty-Smith's site of United Kingdom Genealogy has scanned images of Marriages at Horsley, 1558-1812 (from Phillmore's Derbyshire Parish Registers - Marriages, Volume 7).

Description and Travel

• A short Description of Horsley & St Clement's Church, published originally in Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group (DARG) Newsletter, April 1995, to accompany the MIs (see above, Cemeteries).

Directories

• A Description of Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse and Directory for Butterley, Codnor Park, Denby, Heage, Horsley, Horsley Woodhouse, Kilburne and Ripley transcribed from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 by Rosemary Lockie.

• Transcription of sections of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Horsley and Kelly's Directory (1891) for Horsley Woodhouse by Ann Andrews. Added 4 Jan 2006.

Gazetteers

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

History

• Trevor Owen has contributed some Pictures of the Past of Horsley (c.1890-1920s), which include a Village scene, the School, and Christmas Party photographs. Added 5 Jul 2002.

Newspapers

• Some Newspaper Articles mentioning Horsley. One only at present, reporting on Coronation Festivities in 1902.

Social Life and Customs

• Horsley - Some Local Events, 1838-1893, contributed by Trevor Owen. Added 23 Jun 2002.

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