Boylestone Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:St. John the Baptist, Boylestone Church - geograph.org.uk - 119172.jpg
Static Image Caption:St John the Baptist's Church, Boylestone
Static Image 2:Derbyshire UK parish map highlighting Boylestone.svg
Static Image 2 Width:240px
Static Image 2 Caption:Boylestone parish highlighted within Derbyshire
Official Name:Boylestone
Population:318
Population Ref:(2011)
Shire District:Derbyshire Dales
Shire County:Derbyshire
Region:East Midlands
Post Town:ASHBOURNE
Postcode District:DE6
Postcode Area:DE
Os Grid Reference:SK182359

Boylestone is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 318.[1] The village is eight miles east of Uttoxeter. The parish includes Boylestonfield.

The village church is 14th century with a tower added in 1844 by Henry Duesbury.[2] [3]

The cartoonist Bill Tidy lived in the village.

History

Boylestone was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[4] and being worth thirty shillings.[5]

See also

External links

52.9202°N -1.7308°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 20 March 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1986. The Buildings of England:Derbyshire. pp 102-103. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  3. http://www.derbyshireuk.net/boylestone.html Boylestone at Derbyshireuk.net
  4. Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Aston-on-Trent, Hartshorne and Cowley.
  5. Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p.747