OSMASTON by ASHBOURNE, Derbyshire
Census
- The parish was in the Ashbourne Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census Year |
Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2521 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2753 |
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Civil Registration
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Ashbourne Registration District.
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Description and Travel
"OSMASTON, a parish in the hundred of Appletree, county Derby, 2½ miles S.E. of Ashbourne, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on an eminence near the road from Derby to Manchester. It is wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £104, and the glebe comprises about 27 acres. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lichfield."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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Gazetteers
- The transcription of the section for Osmaston from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.