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Archives & Libraries

The Chesterfield Library is an excellent resource with a Local History section and a Family History section.

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Cemeteries

Bill BOADEN has a photograph of the the neatly-maintained St. Thomas Churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2015.

Neil THEASBY has a photograph of the St. Thomas's Churchyard from the east side on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2013.

Mike SPENCER and Louis MILLS have put together a list of extracted Parish Register burials for your review. Your additions and corrections are welcomed.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Chesterfield sub-district of the Chesterfield Registration District.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 193
1851H.O. 107 / 2147
1861R.G. 9 / 2532
1881R.G. 11 / 3438
1891R.G. 12 / 2764 thru 2766
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Church History

  • St Thomas's Church, New Brampton, was built in 1832, and stands beside the main A619 road approaching Chesterfield from the Baslow direction. See also Old Brampton.
     
  • David BEVIS has a photograph of St. Thomas' church tower on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2012.
     
  • Neil THEASBY also has a photograph of St. Thomas' Church on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2013.
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Church Records

  • And Rosemary LOCKIE has some Memorial Inscriptions from St. Thomas churchyard.
     
  • The church was in the rural deanery of Chesterfield.
     
  • A Congregational chapel was erected in 1873 and enlarged in 1877.
     
  • The Wesleyan chapel was built in 1827 and enlarged in 1848.
     
  • David SMITH has a photograph of the Former Primitive Methodist chapel on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2018.
     
  • David BEVIS has a photograph of the Gospel Mission Congregational Church off Old Road on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2012.
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Civil Registration

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

"BRAMPTON... A new church has been erected in the eastern part of the parish, called New Brampton, and is dedicated to St. Thomas; it contains 700 sittings, of which half are free."

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

Today, New Brampton is considered a suburb of Chesterfield.

You can see pictures of New Brampton which are provided by:

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Directories

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Gazetteers

See the Vision of Britain website for information on New Brampton.

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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. Today, paradoxically, New Brampton, probably as a consequence of being closer to the centre of Chesterfield, having a larger population, and consequently in the forefront of more people's consciousness is known colloquially as simply 'Brampton'.
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History

Alan MURRAY-Rust has a photograph of An extensive cotton mill alongside the River Hipper on Geo-graph, taken in une, 2021. The mill complex is Listed Grade II* with English Heritage.

David LALLY has a photograph of the Britannia Public House and it's Sign on Geo-graph, both taken in May, 2017.

David LALLY has a photograph of The Rose and Crown Pub. on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2017.

J. THOMAS has a photograph of The Star Public House on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2016.

Bill BOADEN has a photograph of The Anchor Pub. on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2015.

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK367706 (Lat/Lon: 53.231177, -1.45167), New Brampton which are provided by:

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Military History

There is a WW1 War Memorial Cornish granite pillar in the churchyard of St John the Apostle Church. The inscription reads:
 

"TO THE
MEMORY OF
THE MEN
OF BRAMPTON
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918"

 

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Military Records

The churchyard War Memorial has four plaques that list the names of 210 men who died in World War One (Note: only 209 names are listed).

Names on the 3 O'clock face:

  1. G. ADAMS
  2. A. D. ALTON
  3. W. ARCHER S.SGT.
  4. G. F. ARROWSMITH
  5. P. J. BAKER
  6. S. L. BAKER P.SGT.
  7. J. W. BARKER
  8. W. BARKER Cpl.
  9. W. BARNETT
  10. S. BEEVERS
  11. J. G. BENNETT
  12. E. BERRESFORD L.Cpl. Leicester Regt.
  13. H. BERRESFORD
  14. James Basil BERRESFORD Royal Scots Fusiliers
  15. W. BERRIDGE
  16. C. BIGGIN
  17. T. BLACK 2ND.LT.
  18. C. H. BLACKBURN L.BMR.
  19. T. BOND
  20. D. BOOKER
  21. A. BRADY
  22. J. BRADY
  23. H. BRAILSFORD
  24. H. R. BRAILSFORD
  25. S. BRANSON
  26. W. BRASSINGTON
  27. F. L. BREALEY
  28. G. A. BRIDGES
  29. G. BROCKLEHURST Sherwood Foresters
  30. M. BROWN
  31. R. H. BROWN
  32. V. BURTOFT
  33. J. E. BUSWELL Cpl.
  34. A. E. BUXTON
  35. Frederick Hudson BUXTON L.Cpl. Sherwood Foresters
  36. W. BUXTON
  37. W. H. H. CARLINE SGT.
  38. T. CATHERALL
  39. C. H. CATT[E] Q.M.SGT.
  40. W. CHADWICK
  41. F. CHAPMAN
  42. W. B. CHELL
  43. F. L. COE
  44. F. COLE
  45. B. COOK CO.S.M.
  46. F. COOKE L.Cpl.
  47. P. COOPER
  48. J. H. COTTERILL
  49. E. COULSON
  50. F. COWBURN
  51. Arthur CRESSWELL
  52. J. CRONAN
  53. F. CROW

Names on the 12 o'clock face, left column:

  1. F. DANN L.Cpl
  2. J. H. DAVIES
  3. J. W. DENMAN SGT, 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters
  4. William H. DOVE L.Cpl. Sherwood Foresters
  5. John William DUCE, pte. 1st/6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters
  6. James F. EDSON, pte., East Yorkshire Regt.
  7. H. ELLIS
  8. W. H. EVANS
  9. G. H. EXLEY
  10. G. W. FALCONER
  11. B. FARNSWORTH
  12. A. FINNEY
  13. E. FLETCHER
  14. W. E. FORD Cpl.
  15. W. H. FOSTER L.Cpl.
  16. W. FRETWELL
  17. W. GASCOIGNE
  18. WM. GASCOIGNE Sherwood Foresters
  19. J. E. GAUNT Cpl.
  20. T. GILBERT
  21. G. H. GLOVER SGT.
  22. F. GOODWIN
  23. H. GOODWIN
  24. G. G. GRAHAM
  25. R. GRANBY
  26. T. GREAVES CPT.
  27. F. W. GRINNELL Cpl.
  28. E. HALKSWORTH
  29. G. HALL
  30. R. HAMLET SGT.
  31. J. A. HAMMOND L.Cpl.
  32. H. HARDY SGT.
  33. G. E. HARLEY
  34. G. H. HASKEY L.Cpl. York and Lancs. Regt.
  35. S. HAYES
  36. H. HEALEY
  37. E. HELLEWELL
  38. S. HELLEWELL CO.Q.M.S.
  39. F. HEPWORTH
  40. G. HERRINGTON
  41. E. HESTER
  42. G. A. HIBBERD SGT.
  43. C. HIGGINBOTTOM
  44. H. HILL
  45. A. HILTON 2ND.LT.
  46. W. H. HOLLAND
  47. J. G. HOLMES
  48. W. HOPKINSON SGT.
  49. L. HOSKIN
  50. Alexander Robert HUBBARD, pte. 1st Bn. Sherwood Foresters
  51. J. J. HUDSON
  52. H. HUGHES

12 o'clock face, right column:

  1. E. INCH Cpl. Royal Field Artillery
  2. H. JACKSON
  3. William Brabazon M. JACKSON CAPT. Sherwood Foresters
  4. W. JAMES Cpl.
  5. A. JEPHSON
  6. F. C. JEPHSON
  7. FK. JOHNSON
  8. FD. JOHNSON
  9. W. H. JONES
  10. D. KNIGHT
  11. J&C. KNOWLES
  12. H. LACK
  13. J. H.LEAKE
  14. J. T. LEE L.Cpl.
  15. G. H. LILLEY
  16. G. A. LOWE
  17. A. MCLELLAN
  18. E. MADDISON
  19. P. MADIN
  20. Charles Gilbert MARGERESON, King's Own Scottish Borderers
  21. G. MARKHAM
  22. W. MARPLES
  23. J. MARSDEN
  24. J. MARSH
  25. W. MARSH
  26. C. MASON
  27. T. MAY
  28. E. MELLOR L.Cpl.
  29. T. MITCHELL SGT.
  30. W. MOSLEY L.Cpl.
  31. H. NEEDHAM
  32. W. W. NEEDHAM
  33. A. O. NICHOLLS
  34. A. V. NICHOLLS
  35. F. NICHOLLS
  36. L. NICHOLLS Cpl
  37. W. O'DONNELL
  38. J. J. R. OLDHAM
  39. J. A. PEARSON 2ND.LT.
  40. R. PEARSON
  41. J. V. PERKINS
  42. H. PHEASEY
  43. J. D. PLATTS
  44. G. W. POTTER
  45. George PRIEST L.Cpl., Northumberland Fusiliers
  46. V. PRINCE
  47. John Thomas REDFERN, Sherwood Foresters
  48. W. J. REYNOLDS
  49. C. RHODES
  50. J. RIPPON L.Cpl.
  51. Frank Bradbury ROBINSON CPT. Sherwood Foresters
  52. W. ROBINSON

9 o'clock face:

  1. Albert Edwin ROE, Sherwood Foresters
  2. G. R. RYAN
  3. J. RYAN SGT.
  4. J. SALT
  5. Herbert SAXBY PO. RN. H.M.S. "Defence."
  6. E. SCOTT
  7. J. SHARPE
  8. R. SHARPE BMR.
  9. F. SHEPHERD L. Cpl.
  10. J. W. SHEPHERD
  11. W. SILCOCK
  12. H. SIMPSON 2ND.LT.
  13. H. SMITH SGT.
  14. Edward STANHOPE, Sherwood Foresters
  15. W. STATEN
  16. F. STEVENSON
  17. J. STEVENSON Cpl.
  18. W. STEVENSON
  19. W. STEVENSON
  20. F. STINCHCOMBE Cpl.
  21. E. STONE
  22. G. W. STORER
  23. A. TAYLOR
  24. A. THORPE
  25. John Henry TOMLINSON L.Cpl., York and Lancs Regt.
  26. F. B. TURNER
  27. G. E. TURNER
  28. T. VERO, Sherwood Foresters
  29. G. H. VICKERS L.Cpl.
  30. H. WAIN
  31. M. H. WAIN
  32. E. WALKER
  33. J. WALKER
  34. V. WALKER Cpl.
  35. R. W. WALL
  36. R. WALTERS
  37. J. WARD
  38. P. WARNER
  39. W. WATTS
  40. H. WETTON
  41. H. WHEATLEY Cpl.
  42. H. WITHAM
  43. H. WIBBERLEY
  44. G. H. WIDDOWSON
  45. W. G. WILLIAMS
  46. H. WOOD L.Cpl.
  47. L. WOODHEAD
  48. James Frederick WOODS SGT., Sherwood Foresters
  49. G. WORRALL
  50. E. W. WRIGHT
  51. R. T. WRIGHT 2ND.LT
  52. W. E. WRIGHT
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Newspapers

Jon CANTRILL offers this announcement from the Derbyshire Times of May 28th 1921: "Marriages: On May 21st at St Thomas Church, Brampton, Chesterfield, by ______(?) Clifford R. MARSDEN to Lois M. R(?) KIRK younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. KIRK of 368 Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield."

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Derby county and it became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • See the note above about the 1832 splitting of the parish.
     
  • New Brampton is now a ward of the city of Chesterfield.
     
  • This parish was in the ancient Scarsdale Hundred (or Wapentake).
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Chesterfield petty session hearings every Saturday.
     
  • As a result of the 1834 Poorlaw Amendment Act reforms, this parish became a member of the Chesterfield Poorlaw Union.
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Schools

  • A National (mixed) School was erected about 1830 and enlarged in 1868 and again in 1885, for 290 children and 90 infants.
     
  • A School Board of 7 members was formed in 1876.
     
  • in Holymoorside a board school was erected in erected in 1874 for 200 students.
     
  • In 1877, the Old Brampton Board School for 800 children was built.