Sheldon, Derbyshire
| Sheldon | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Sheldon | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK173687 |
| Location: | 53°12’54"N, 1°44’28"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1 (2001) |
| Post town: | Bakewell |
| Postcode: | DE45 |
| Dialling code: | 01629 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Derbyshire Dales |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Derbyshire Dales |
Sheldon is a village in Derbyshire, within the Peak District, near Bakewell. It is best known for being the closest village to Magpie Mine.
The village is a small one, with a population of about 80 people according to the 2001 census
Magpie Mine
Lead mining flourished around these fells in the 18th and 19th centuries and at the period the Magpie Mine was sunk. Though closed now it is a monument to the age of mining.
The Magpie Mine is the most complete example of a lead mine remaining in the Peak District. It has an engine house built in the Cornish style, and this is now scheduled as an ancient monument.
The engine house at the pithead of the mine is at about 1,050 feet above sea level.
Church
The parish church is the Church of St Michael and All Angels. It was built in the 19th century.
Some sources give the dedication as just "All Angels" and many sources refer to the church as just a chapel. The present church, which seats 140, was built in 1864 near the site of the old chapel of ease, which had stood before the parish was created, and the church was built using material from the dismantling of the old chapel of ease.
The burial ground is to the east.
The Sheldon Duck
The Sheldon Duck[1] is a duck-like pareidolia found in an ash tree, which was felled at the beginning of the 20th century. According to local legend, in the early 1600s villagers saw a duck flying into an Ash tree, but they never observed it leaving the tree. When the same tree was felled, approximately 300 years later, a duck-like pattern with markings of the brain and lungs were found in the resultant timber boards. The boards were on display in Ashford in the Water Post Office for a while and postcards showing it were sold. Later, the timber merchant who felled the tree used these boards for making a mantlepiece at his home.
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References
- ↑ "GENUKI: Sheldon, Derbyshire". http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/Sheldon/#Folklore. Retrieved 2014-10-29.