Mapleton

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Mapleton
Derbyshire

The 18th-century church of St Mary
Location
Location: 53°1’43"N, 1°45’17"W
Data
Population: 147  (2011)
Post town: Ashbourne
Postcode: DE6
Local Government
Council: Derbyshire Dales

Mapleton, sometimes spelt Mappleton, is a village and parish in Derbyshire, adjacent to the border with Staffordshire. It lies near the River Dove and the town of Ashbourne. Mapleton has a post office, a pub called the Okeover Arms and a church. In 2011, according to census data, the Parish had a population of 147 people.[1] There is an annual event in which people jump off of the Mapleton Bridge to raise money for charity.[2]

Etymology

The name Mapleton is derived from the Old English words of maple and tūn. The word maple plainly refers to the deciduous species of tree native to the area, with tūn being a descriptive term for an enclosure, a farmstead, a village or an estate.[3]

History

In the early 1870s, John Marius Wilson described the village in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. This is the description he gave the village:

"MAPPLETON, a village and a parish in Ashborne district, Derby. The village stands on the River Dove, at the boundary with Stafford, 1¾ mile NW of Ashborne r. station; is a pleasant place; has a post office under Ashbourne, a bridge over the Dove, and a good inn; and is a resort of anglers. The parish comprises 778 acres. Real property, £2,202. Pop., 185. Houses, 39. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to J. G. Johnson, Esq."[4]

Places of interest

Mapleton Church

Mapleton has one church, the Church of St Mary. It was first mentioned in records in the reign of Edward I. Further information on the church after that point was relatively scarce until a survey was conducted in the reign of Edward VI in 1547. The current building was built in the mid-18th century, one hundred years after the Parliamentary Commissioners declared that the church was 'fit to be disused' in 1650. James Gibbs, the architect who designed the church, was a pupil of Sir Christopher Wren. He also designed the nave of Derby Cathedral.[5] The Church is a Grade-II*-listed building.[6]

References

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Mapleton)

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