Rodsley
| Rodsley | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Footpath to Shirley from Rodsley | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK202403 |
| Location: | 52°57’36"N, 1°42’0"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ashbourne |
| Postcode: | DE6 |
| Dialling code: | 01335 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Derbyshire Dales |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Derbyshire Dales |
Rodsley is a small village about four miles south of Ashbourne in Derbyshire. (As the population of the village was less than 100 at the 2011 Census, details are included in the civil parish of Yeaveley.)
Facilities
Rodsley is one of the few villages which advertises its own helipad.[1]
History
Nearby Hollington and Rodsley are included as manors in the 1086 Domesday Book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers, Rodsley appears as Redeslei and as Redlesleie[2] who was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire. His descendants became the Earls of Derby. Mention is also made of the abbey of Burton as having an interest.
In 1881, Rodsley had a population of 136 people.[3]
It has been calculated that in 1901, Rodsley represented the population centre of Britain. This centre has been travelling southwards through Longford (in 1911) and was lying somewhere near Appleby Parva on the Derbyshire to Leicestershire border in 2000.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Rodsley) |