PINXTON, Derbyshire

"PINXTON, a township, parish, and scattered village, near the western verge of the county, 3¼ E. by S. from Alfreton. It contains 943 inhabitants. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is a small edifice on an eminence in the centre of the parish. The living is a rectory, the Rev. Ellis Williams is the rector. Here is a new school. The Methodists have a chapel here. The Erewash Valley branch of the Midland Railway has a station here, and with the canal opens an extensive market for the coals of this neighbourhood to all parts of the kingdom."

[Description from Harrison, Harrop & Co.'s Directory & Gazetteer of Derbyshire, 1860]

Church Records

• Transcription by Carol Ryan of over 150 Pinxton Marriage 'Strays' - marriages of Pinxton residents which have taken place elsewhere. Added 5 Apr 2011.

• Parish Records for St Helen's Pinxton (CMB 1561-1906), Churchyard and Cemetery records are available for purchase on CD for a modest fee. Proceeds from sales will assist the St Helen's Church Disabled Toilet Fund. Added 13 Aug 2007.

Gazetteers

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