Yeaveley
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| Yeaveley | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Holy Trinity Church, Yeaveley | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK186403 |
| Location: | 52°57’36"N, 1°43’26"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ashbourne |
| Postcode: | DE6 |
| Dialling code: | 01335 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Derbyshire Dales |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Derbyshire Dales |
Yeaveley is a small village near Rodsley and four miles south of Ashbourne in the west of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish (including Rodsley) as at the 2011 census was 396.
The village has no school but does have a public house and a church, Holy Trinity Church.
During the reign of King Richard I, Ralph Foun gave a hermitage at Yeaveley with lands, waters, woods, mills, and other appurtenances to the Knights Hospitallers.[1]
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References
- ↑ A History of the County of Derby - Volume 2 pp 75-77: House of Knights Hospitallers: The preceptory of Yeaveley and Barrow (Victoria County History)
