Ballidon
| Ballidon | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) All Saints Church, Ballidon | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK203545 |
| Location: | 53°5’17"N, 1°41’49"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 79 (2001) |
| Post town: | Ashbourne |
| Postcode: | DE6 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Derbyshire Dales |
Ballidon is a village on the edge of the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire.
The 2001 census recorded a population of 79, and as it was still under 100 in 2011, the census of that year did not record Ballidon separately.
Ballidon is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086[1] and it appears it was then a larger village than seen today, but the valley in which the village stood has been devastated by the Tilcon Quarry
The village is at the foot of what was once a deep valley, Ballidon Dale.
Church
The former parish church is All Saints, is a prominent building which stands to the south of the village, but has been declared redundant. It is a Grade II listed building.[2] and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
The church dates originally from the 12th century.[2] Over the centuries the building has been partly rebuilt or restored, including in 1822 and in 1882. The last service in the church took place on 18 April 2003.
All Saints is a two-celled church built in limestone with grit-stone dressings. At the west end is a gabled bellcote. On the south side of the church are square-headed windows, and at the east end is a two-light window; all of these contain Decorated-style tracery. The south doorway is Norman, but has been much restored. Inside the church is a Neo-Norman chancel arch. The font is Perpendicular Gothic in style. In the south wall above the font is an old fireplace, which suggests that there may have once been a room at a higher level. The east window contains stained glass dated 1883.[2]
About the village
Ballidon Dale is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[3]
At the head of the dale is Roystone Grange where there are remains of monuments from the Bronze Age, a Romano-British settlement and a mediæval monastic grange.[4][5][6]
The Limestone Way long-distance footpath passes just south of Ballidon.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ballidon) |
- Ballidon in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ Ballidon in the Domesday Book
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 National Heritage List 1109343: All Saints Church, Ballidon (Grade II listing)
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Ballidon Dale
- ↑ National Heritage List 1018474: Prehistoric and Romano-British barrow and mediæval animal pen south east of Roystone Grange (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1018086: Romano-British settlement and field system immediately north west of Roystone Grange (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1018088: Mediæval grange and field system south of Royston Grange (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
