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SOMERCOTES, Derbyshire

"SUMMERCOTES, a hamlet in the parish of Alfreton, county Derby, 2 miles S. of Alfreton, near the Erewash canal.

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Cemeteries

• Inscriptions on the War Memorial, transcribed by Rosemary Lockie, from a photograph provided by Janet Kirk.

• The Jacksdale and Westwood Community and Heritage site has photographs and a transcription of Somercotes War Memorial. Please follow their link to "Other Local Memorials" from their menu on the left side of the page.

• A list of Surnames from the Memorial Inscriptions of Birchwood Methodist Church, Somercotes published originally in Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group (DARG) Newsletter, October 1999.
  Full details of inscriptions are available from DARG by postal application. See their How to Contact details for how to get in touch with them.

Church History

• Various photos are available in our Somercotes Photo Gallery, courtesy of Peter & Janet Kirk, featuring St Thomas's Church and Birchwood Methodist Chapel.

• Members of Somercotes Church have produced a booklet about the village containing stories from local people about the Village and St. Thomas's Church. The cost is £3 plus p&p. They have also produced a video, containing pictures of church processions, price £10 plus p&p. All proceeds go to St. Thomas's Church.

  For further information please contact Margaret Brooksbank, telephone (+44)(0)1773 604916.

Description and Travel

• A short Description of Somercotes & Birchwood Methodist Church, published originally in Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group (DARG) Newsletter, October 1999, to accompany the MIs (see above, Cemeteries).

Directories

• Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Riddings (with Somercotes & Pye Bridge) by Ann Andrews. Added 28 Mar 2008.

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