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Boylestone is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 165, increasing to 318 at the 2011 Census.[1] The village is situated about eight miles east of Uttoxeter.

Boylestone

St John the Baptist's Church, Boylestone

Boylestone parish highlighted within Derbyshire
Population318 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK182359
District
  • Derbyshire Dales
Shire county
  • Derbyshire
Region
  • East Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townASHBOURNE
Postcode districtDE6
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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The village also has a Church and Village Hall. The church is 14th century with a tower added in 1844 by Henry Duesbury.[2][3]

There is no active Women's Institute but there is a Ladies' Group and an "Evergreen" club. The pub sponsors a football club in the local "summer league"

The cartoonist Bill Tidy formerly 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



References


  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1986. The Buildings of England:Derbyshire. pp 102-103. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  3. Boylestone at Derbyshireuk.net accessed 19 December 2007
  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. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.747


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