SNELSTON, Derbyshire
Census
- The parish was in the Mayfield sub-district of the Ashbourne Registration District prior to 1901.
- The parish was in the Ashbourne sub-district of the Ashbourne Registration District after 1901.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census Year |
Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2520 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2752 |
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Church History
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
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Civil Registration
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Mayfield sub-district of the Ashbourne Registration District prior to 1901.
- The parish was in the Ashbourne sub-district of the Ashbourne Registration District after 1901.
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Description and Travel
"SNELSTON, a parish in the hundred of Appletree, county Derby, 3½ miles S.W. of Ashbourne, its post town, and 3 from Norbury railway station. The village is situated on the river Dove. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the coal mines. The living is a curacy annexed to the rectory of Norbury, in the diocese of Lichfield. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a square embattled tower. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. There are some charities, also a free school, which is supported by J. Harrison, Esq., the lord of the manor. Snelston Hall is the principal residence."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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Politics and Government
- This parish was in the ancient Appletree Hundred (or Wapentake).