Kirk Hallam
| Kirk Hallam | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, Kirk Hallam | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK450400 |
| Location: | 52°57’18"N, 1°19’44"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 6,417 (2001) |
| Post town: | Ilkeston |
| Postcode: | DE7 |
| Dialling code: | 0115 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Erewash |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Erewash |
Kirk Hallam is a village in the south-east of Derbyshire, narrowly separated from becoming absorbed by the neighbouring town, Ilkeston which adjoins it to the north-east. The population was recorded as 6,216 at the 2011 Census.
History
Kirk Hallam is one of several 'Hallams' in the locality, which include West Hallam, Little Hallam and the Hallam Fields area of Ilkeston, all within a few miles. The name 'Halum' appears in the Domesday Book and this may refer to West Hallam, Kirk Hallam or both. In any case, the village is long established.
Originally a small agricultural parish, Kirk Hallam's population expanded dramatically in the 1950s and 1960s when large housing developments were carried out, firstly of council housing and by a local employer, Stanton and Staveley in the 1950s (the 'St Norbert Drive' area to the south) and a mix of public and private housing in the 1960s and 1970s to the north (the 'Godfrey Drive' area).
These two large developments form a rough oval shape, either side of the main Ladywood Road (A6096) from Ilkeston towards Derby.
All Saints' Church
The parish church, All Saints' Church, dates from the late Norman period and until 1539 was administered by Dale Abbey, who provided its priests.
The earliest recorded vicar is the monk Simon de Radford in 1298.[1] He was followed by another fifteen monk vicars up to Roger Page who stayed on as vicar after the Abbey was dissolved. The canons of Dale were largely responsible for turning the heavily forested land around Kirk Hallam into the fertile arable and pasture which predominated up to the 1950s.
After the dissolution of Dale Abbey in 1539, the right to appoint vicars (the advowson) in Kirk Hallam eventually passed to the Newdigate family in the mid-18th century. The church was in such a ruined state it was lucky to escape demolition in 1778 and a public subscription organised by the Newdigates in 1858 supplied funds for a substantial and much needed renovation. All Saints' Church is now a Grade I listed building.[2]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ A history of All Saints' Church Kirk Hallam, by Esther A. Collington
- ↑ National Heritage List : Church of All Saints (Grade I listing)
