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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 History

• Photograph of St Helen's Church, Pinxton, from Heather Faulkes.

Church Records

• 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.

• Janice Hargreaves' Derbyshire Marriage Index site formerly at homepage.ntlworld.com/sherwoodoutlaw is now apparently unavailable, but some of the pages may be accessible via an Archived Version of Derbyshire Marriage Index. Note: as these are archived versions some of the links may no longer work, but the original site contained Marriages at Pinxton, 1561-1812 (separate web pages for Brides and Grooms).

Directories

• Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Pinxton by Ann Andrews. Added 6 Feb 2005.

Gazetteers

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

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