Osmaston, Derbyshire Dales
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 The village pond |
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| Population | 140 (2011) |
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| District | Derbyshire Dales |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ASHBOURNE |
| Postcode district | DE6 |
| Dialling code | 01335 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Derbyshire Dales |
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Coordinates: 52°59′N 1°42′W / 52.99°N 1.70°W
Osmaston is a small village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales in the county of Derbyshire in England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 140.[1]
Located two and a half miles south of Ashbourne, Osmaston is an archetypal English village with thatched cottages and a village pond.
History
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name Osmundestone; the parish was originally named Whitestone.
The village church—St. Martin's—dates from 1606, although the present building was constructed in 1843. The building was previously a wickerwork construction.
Points of interest
The war memorial situated at the side of the road, near the church, commemorates those lost in the First World War.[2]
The only pub in the village is the Shoulder of Mutton. There is also a village hall and a primary school.
Osmaston Manor was designed by Henry Isaac Stevens for Francis Wright of the Butterley Iron Company and completed in 1849. The house was demolished in 1964.[3] The estate was sold in 1888 to Sir Ian Walker's family, who had the house demolished when they moved to Okeover and adopted the Okeover name. The Walker-Okeovers still own the land; the estate hosts popular horse trials and the Ashbourne Shire Horse Show.[3] The terraces of the house's gardens are still apparent today.
Osmaston Manor was used as a Red Cross hospital during World War II.[4]
References
- ↑ "Civi Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ↑ Osmaston, Derbyshire, England - Photographs & History
- 1 2 Villages near Ashbourne (accessed 17 June 2008)
- ↑ Osmaston Manor, Red Cross Hospital (BBC WW2 People's War)
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