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BARLBOROUGH, a parish in the hundred of Scarsdale, in the county of Derby, 7 miles to the N.E. of Chesterfield, its post town. It lies on the borders of Yorkshire, in a district abounding in coal and ironstone, in working which many of the people are employed. The Midland railway and the Chesterfield canal pass near the village, the latter connecting the district with the Trent. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Lichfield, of the value of £750, in the patronage of W. H. Rodes, Esq.

The church is dedicated to St. James. There is an almshouse for six persons, founded in the middle of the last century by Margaret and Mary Role, and having an income from endowment of £69. There are some other small charities. Barlborough Hall, the seat of the Rodeses, is a large mansion of the Elizabethan style. It was erected in 1583, by Francis Rodes, a justice of the Court of Common Pleas.”

from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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Archives & Libraries

Barlborough is served by the Mobile Library on route N, which makes a stop at the Community Centre every fourth Tuesday around noon.

The Library at Whitwell is an excellent resource.

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Cemeteries

Clowne Cemetery is right on the Barlborough south-east border.

Clowne and Barlborough Cemetery is joint venture of the two parishes which share the annual maintenance costs. In 2006, there was some concern that Barlborough was holding back payments for its share of the costs, which concerned a number of Barlborough residents.

Michael PATTERSON has a photograph of the Clowne Cemetery near Barlborough on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2006 .

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Census

  • The parish was in the Carburton sub-distgrict of the Worksop Registration District.
     
  • Rosemary LOCKIE provides a partial transcription of Eckington at 1841 census returns. Barlborough was a part of Eckington at that time.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1851H.O. 107 / 2122
1861R.G. 9 / 2422
1871R.G. 10 / 3463
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint James the Greater.
     
  • In 1899, the church was extensively renovated and refitted.
     
  • The church seats 400.
     
  • John DAVIDSON has a photograph of the Church of St James on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2005.
     
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of the St James' tower on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2013.
     
  • In the church chancel is a monument to Sir Richard PIPE who was Lord Mayor of London. He died in Sept. 1587.
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1648 for all entries.
     
  • Mike SPENCER has provided a partial extract of burials found in the parish register. Your additions and corrections are welcomed.
     
  • The church was in the rural deanery of Staveley.
     
  • Andrew HILL has a photograph of the Methodist Church on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2010.
     
  • William HENDERSON also has a photograph of the Methodist Church on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2012.
     
  • The Derbyshire Record Office holds the following parish registers for Barlborough:
  1. Baptisms 1648-1668 and 1676-1965
  2. Marriages 1648-1668 and 1676-1967
  3. Banns 1754-1848 and 1938-1990
  4. Burials 1648-1668 and 1676-1974

A note says there were no baptisms, marriage or burial entries between 1669 and 1675.

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Civil Registration

  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
  • The parish was in the Carburton sub-district of the Worksop Registration District.
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Description & Travel

"BARLBOROUGH is a parish (having no dependent township) in the same hundred as Eckington, about three miles S.S.E. therefrom, nearly eight N.E. from Chesterfield, and about three W. from the village of Whitwell. In the neighbourhood are extensive collieries and mines of iron-stone; and the turnpike roads from Chesterfield to Worksop, and from Sheffield to Mansfield, cross, near the Village, at right angles."

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

This parish lies 160 miles north of London and 11 miles south-east of Sheffield, near Junction 30 on the M1 Motorway. It is divided from Yorkshire by a small rivulet. There is more information at Derbyshire Heritage.

Peter ROBINSON has a photograph of the Village Hall on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2011. The Hall sponsors several events each month and can be hired for your family re-union.

You can see pictures of Barlborough which are provided by:

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Directories

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Gazetteers

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History

  • The parish feast day was always the first Sunday in July.
     
  • For a photograph of the Barlborough Cross see the Pictures of England site. This cross is a "preaching cross", not a War Memorial, although it is often mistaken as the village War Memorial.
     
  • The parish was at the intersection of two important turnpike roads. One ran from Chesterfield to Worksop and the other from Sheffield to Mansfield.
     
  • Tim MARCHANT has a photograph of the Treble Bob pub. on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2008.
     
  • J. THOMAS has a photograph of the Royal Oak pub. on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2014.
     
  • J. THOMAS also has a photograph of The Apollo pub. on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2014.
     
  • And J. THOMAS also has a photograph of the Rose & Crown pub. on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2014.
     
  • And Richard CROFT also has a photograph of the Rose & Crown pub. and village cross on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2013.
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Manors

  • Barlborough Hall  is an Elizabethan style mansion built in 1583 by Frances RODES.
     
  • Barlborough Hall  had a tiny chapel in the grounds that was, for many years, one of the smallest chapels in all of England.
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK475773 (Lat/Lon: 53.290543, -1.288894), Barlborough which are provided by:

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Military History

Although it isn't a War Memorial, Neil THEASBY has a photograph of the Memorial Arch on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2012. Behind this archway is a memorial garden where the dead of two world wars are commemorated.

In 1892, Major Lancelot George BUTLER-BOWDON resided in Barlborough house.

In the 1911 census, Colonel Reginald Walkelyne CHANDOS-POLE of the Derbyshire Imperial Yeomanry, born in Dalbury Lees, DBY, in 1853, and his family are found in Barlborough.  He died 20 Oct 1930 (aged 77) and is buried in Radbourne, DBY.

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Military Records

  • There is a photograph of the Barlborough First and Second World War Memorial Garden at Geo-graph, taken in July, 2011 by Bill ROBINSON.
     
  • The names from WW I (1914-1918) are:
  1. C. F. BUTTERFIELD
  2. E. FOX
  3. T. COWLEY
  4. R. PARKER
  5. W. GARRATT
  6. T. HEELEY
  7. A. BAGSHAW
  8. A. MELBOURNE
  9. C. HALLAM
  10. J. TAYLOR
  11. F. RODGERS
  12. R. T. WINDLE
  13. R. SMITH
  14. F. CROWE
  15. A. REVITT
  16. R. HUGHES
  17. F. A. GULLETT
  18. J. H. BENNETT
  19. W. BROUGHTON
  20. W. CLARKE
  21. H. L. COX
  22. G. R. FARBY
  23. C. W. M. HANDLEY
  24. S. MALLINDER
  25. F. TREECE
  26. F. M. WHEELHOUSE
  27. J. KAYE
  28. P. HALL
  29. H. SMITH
  30. W. J. MALLINDER
  31. J. T. MAXFIELD
  32. R. PARR

Corpl. Fred GREAVES of the Sherwood Foresters was the 1st in Derbyshire to be awarded the Victoria Cross.

  • The names on the World War II memorial are (all died in the conflict):
  1. Atkin, Denis
  2. Cottingham, Joseph
  3. Cottingham, Monroe
  4. Hobbs, George
  5. Mellor, Stanley
  6. Over, Walter
  7. Rodgers, John W.
  8. Unwin, Horace
  9. Wagstaffe, Daniel
  10. Widdowson, George
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Names, Geographical

Barlborough appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as Barleburg.

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Obituaries

Stephen KIMBERLEY reports that the Derbyshire Times of 19th August 1999 has an obituary for: SMITH Wilfred 88 of Barlborough.

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Derbyshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established).
     
  • This parish was in the ancient Scarsdale Hundred (or Wapentake).
     
  • In April, 1935, this parish turned over 105 acres to Clowne Civil Parish.
     
  • You may contact the local Barlborough Parish Council regarding civic or political issues. They are NOT funded to help you with family history searches.
     
  • District governance is provided by the Bolsover District Council.
     
  • Peter ROBINSON has a photograph of the Village Hall on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2011. Stop in when they are open and look at the schedule of forth-coming events to see if anyone is speaking on local or family history.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Eckington petty session hearings.
     
  • There is a list of about 10 Barlborough Bastardy Paper held at the DRO on the Yesterdays Journey website. Select "Bastardy Papers" on the left side, then "Barlborough" from the list of parishes displayed.
     
  • In 1752, Margaret and Mary POLE built a hospital here for 6 poor widows.
     
  • Tim MARCHANT has a photograph of that Hospital on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2008.
     
  • The Common Land was enclosed here in 1795.
     
  • After the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, this parish became part of the Worksop Poor Law Union.
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Schools

The Public Elementary School was first built in 1866, but was rebuilt in 1911 to hold 250 mixed students and 127 infants.

Neil THEASBY has a photograph of the Barlborough Primary School on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2012.

Peter ROBINSON also has a photograph of Barlborough School on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2011.