Kniveton
| Kniveton | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kniveton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK207501 |
| Location: | 53°2’53"N, 1°41’31"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ashbourne |
| Postcode: | DE6 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Derbyshire Dales |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Derbyshire Dales |
Kniveton is a village in Derbyshire, in the Peak District, three miles north-east of Ashbourne and six miles south-west of Wirksworth. It is close to the reservoir at Carsington Water.
The name 'Kniveton' derives from Cengife tun, meaning 'Cengifu's' farmstead, after an early landowner or patron, though her identity and position are otherwise unrecorded.[1]
History
There are two scheduled barrows in Kniveton; Thomas Bateman excavated one in 1845. A later excavation revealed a riveted bronze dagger with an ivory pommel, an urn or food vessel, a perforated stone axe and an amber ring.[2]
Kniveton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded as Cheniveton.
The manor belonged to the Kniveton family. The manor was sold after 1660 to the Lowe family and afterwards to the Pegge family who sold it to the Meynells.[3]
During the 19th century the inhabitants worked in the cotton mills. Lime-burning and agriculture were other occupations.[4]
Outside Kniveton, to the north of the village centre, is a VOR/DME Beacon used for air traffic control.
Parish church
The parish church in Kniveton, St Michael and All Angels, was originally a chapelry to St Oswald's church in Ashbourne. It has Norman origins as evidenced in the plain semi-circular arch of the porch.
The church stands on a small hill and built of coursed rubble gritstone with ashlar dressings in the Early English style. It dates from the 13th century and consists of chancel, nave, south porch and a low embattled western tower with a short spire. The tower has two 17th-century bells, one dated 1665.
St Michael's is a Grade I listed building.[5]
The former Kniveton Methodist Church dates from 1832. It is built of red brick on a stone plinth with a tiled roof. It is a Grade II listed building.[6]
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References
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9
- ↑ Megalithic Portal: Kniveton
- ↑ Parishes: Ilkeston - Lullington: Magna Britannia Vol 5 'Topographical and Historical Account of Derbyshire' (1817), pages 192-202|year=1817 |accessdate=12 December 2009}}
- ↑ Information on Kniveton from GENUKI
- ↑ National Heritage List 1146435: St Michael (Grade I listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1311858: Former Wesleyan Chapel (Grade II listing)
- Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9