Newbold

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Description of Newbold & St John the Baptist's Church

Newbold lies north-west of Chesterfield on the B6051. At the time of the Domesday Survey it was included in lands belonging to the King. It was a manor of great extent and included Tapton, Whittington, Brimington, as well as Chesterfield, Eckington and Boythorpe.

The Normans built a chapel at Newbold. It ceased to be used for worship during the 17th century and all monuments were destroyed. The building was used as a barn for some years, later being partly restored and used as a burial place for the Catholic branch of the Eyre family.

The present Church of St. John the Evangelist was built in 1857. The parish contained a growing industrial community of coal miners and ironworkers, but is now a residential area. The church was built in an isolated position surrounded by fields, but modern housing has now encompassed its position

The churchyard is large, having been extended several times.

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