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OLD BRAMPTON, Derbyshire

"BRAMPTON is a village and parish, about 3½ miles W. from Chesterfield. At Brampton-moor are extensive stone potteries, belonging to Messrs. T. Oldfield and Co., Messrs. H. and S. Briddon and Mr. J. Wright; Mr. W. Briddon, at Walton, and others; at New Brampton, are iron works, and in the neighbourhood is a coal mine." [There is further information for Old Brampton]

[Description from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835]

Church History

• The Church History page of St. Peter and St. Paul Old Brampton provides a fascinating account of the church's origins. Added 15 Nov 2006.

• NOTE: St Peter's Church at Old Brampton should not be confused with St Thomas's Church at what is now known as New Brampton. St Thomas's was consecrated in 1832, and "stands on the Chatsworth road, about a mile west of the town of Chesterfield." [Ref: Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England, 1848]

Church Records

• There is a wealth of "Parish Chest" type information available for (Old) Brampton at the Derbyshire Record Office, but there are no Settlement Certificates! There are however, plenty of lists of charitable bequests, one of which cites money to be put forth for Apprenticeship Indentures bequeathed to the Church Wardens in ? Shawe's Will. There is also a Burials Waste Book which lists the position of each grave in chronological order with index for years 1792-1887 - a very important resource, as it suggests relationships in terms of who was buried next to whom. There are also Tithe Books giving names of occupiers of land, rent paid and livestock belonging to each farmer for years 1815 & 1818. All are available in original form. My grateful thanks to Janet Kirk for this information.

• Some further Information about Brampton Church Records - is provided by courtesy of Jayne McHugh.

• Old Brampton, Deaths & Burials - information provided by courtesy of Jayne McHugh and others.

• A CD containing a transcription of The Parish Registers of SS Peter & Paul's Church is available for purchase from Valerie Neal.

Civil Registration

• Brampton Civil Registration - information provided by courtesy of Jayne McHugh.

Description and Travel

• Brampton, A Description - information provided by courtesy of Jayne McHugh.

• Take a virtual tour around Cutthorpe, Derbyshire - provides a very nice itinerary taking in the Old Houses, Inns, the Methodist Chapel, Ingmanthorpe, Linacre, Pratt Hall, and other landmarks.

Directories

• A Description of Brampton and Directory for Chesterfield, with the villages of Brampton, Brimington and neighbourhoods transcribed from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 by Rosemary Lockie.

• Transcription of section of Bagshaw's History, Gazetteer & Directory of Derbyshire, 1846, for Brampton courtesy of Stephen Kimberley/Jayne McHugh.

• Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Brampton (Old Brampton) by Ann Andrews. Added 1 Mar 2007.

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

• Transcription of section of Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England, 1848, for Brampton courtesy of Sonya Addis-Smith/Jayne McHugh.

Gazetteers

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

Historical Geography

• The ancient parish of Brampton was divided in 1832 into the area centred on the old parish church of St Peter and St Paul, now more commonly known as Old Brampton, and New Brampton, served by St Thomas's church, newly consecrated that year.

History

• The section of Lysons' Topographical and Historical Account of Derbyshire, 1817, for Chesterfield, transcribed by Barbarann Ayars, includes a portion on Brampton.

Land and Property

• Brampton Land Owners and Tenants, 1840, courtesy of Stephen Kimberley/Jayne McHugh.

Officials and Employees

• Constables of Brampton Parish, courtesy of Stephen Kimberley/Jayne McHugh.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

• A list of Workhouse Inmates in 1881 courtesy of Jayne McHugh.

Population

• Census Statistics - the population figures for the village of Brampton are as follows:-

  1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
  2047	2260	2632	3594	3937	4409	4927	5932	6385	6895 (2002)
  1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991
  2185	1696	1938	1877	1080	932	995	1008	1221

  1881 - Boundary Change
  In 1821 Cutthorpe has a separate count of 315.

• Census Statistics - the population figures for the village of Brampton & Walton Urban District are as follows:-

  1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991
  	2125	2316	2323

  The above census statistics have been contributed by Joseph Platt.

Societies

• Chesterfield and District Family History Society - also covers Barlow, Brampton, Hasland, Newbold, Temple Normanton and Whittington.

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