Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SUTTON-CUM-DUCKMANTON

SUTTON-CUM-DUCKMANTON, a parish in Chesterfield district, Derby; 4 miles ESE of Chesterfield r. station. It has a post-office, of the name of Duckmanton, under Chesterfield. Acres, 4296. Real property, £6,105; of which £150 are in mines. Pop., 507. Houses, 97. The property belongs to W. Arkwright, Esq. S. Hall is Mr. A.'s seat, was built by Earl Scarsdale, and is a fine edifice in the Corinthian style. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £350.* Patrons, the Trustees of W. Arkwright, Esq. There are an endowed school with £50 a year, and charities £5.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Sutton Cum Duckmanton AP/CP       Chesterfield RegD/PLU       Derbyshire AncC
Place names: DUCKMANTON     |     SUTTON CUM DUCKMANTON
Place: Sutton Scarsdale

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