Wingerworth
| Wingerworth | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Barley Mow pub at Wingerworth | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK377675 |
| Location: | 53°12’12"N, 1°26’5"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 6,533 (2011) |
| Post town: | Chesterfield |
| Postcode: | S42 |
| Dialling code: | 01246 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North East Derbyshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Derbyshire |
Wingerworth is a large village in north-eastern Derbyshire. Its population, according to the 2011 census, was 6,533. The village is three miles south-west of Chesterfield and fifteen miles south of Sheffield.
Tupton, Clay Cross, Grassmoor and Ashover are nearby.
Parish church
The parish church is All Saints. The church dates from the 12th century with elements from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. It was restored between 1903 and 1905 and rededicated by the Bishop of Southwell in September 1905. A new east window by Clayton and Bell was added in memory of Hon. Adelaide Augusta Wilhelmina Hunloke. The font was replaced and the nave and aisles were give new pews.
More recently it was extended between 1963 and 1964 by the architects Naylor, Sale and Widdows.
An organ for the church was made by Brindley & Foster, installed in 1867.[1] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[2] In 2006 it was replaced by a new organ by Henry Groves & Son.
History
Wingerworth is first recorded in 1086, in the Domesday Book, Wingreurde is described as a community of fourteen houses of freemen.[3][4]
For the bulk of the Middle Ages, the lords of Wingerworth Manor were the Brailsfords. After their stewardship, the lordship descended in a relatively uncertain manner to the Curzons of Kedleston Hall until finally coming under the lordship of the Hunloke Family. The seat of the Hunloke Family was at Wingerworth Hall, which was demolished in 1927 to make way for housing developments, as a buyer could not be found for the property.
The Hall was also used as a Roundhead garrison during the Civil War.
Sport
- Cricket: Wringerworth Cricket Club [5]
- Football: several local football teams
- Running: Wingerworth Wobblers Running Club[6]
Wingerworth has a Football Pitch, a Cricket Field, several Tennis Courts and a Bowling green in the main park.
Society
- Scouts: 3rd Wingerworth Scout Group[7]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Wingerworth) |
References
- ↑ "New Organ". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald (Derby). 21 September 1867. http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000228/18670921/005/0003.
- ↑ "NPOR N01905". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. http://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=N01905. Retrieved All Saints, Wingerworth.
- ↑ Derbyshire S-Z: The Domesday Book Online
- ↑ Edwards, David: Wingerworth - an outline of its history (Wingerworth Parish Council)
- ↑ Wringerworth Cricket Club
- ↑ Wingerworth Wobblers Running Club
- ↑ 3rd Wingerworth Scout Group
