Scropton
| Scropton | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 St. Paul's parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK193302 |
| Location: | 52°52’9"N, 1°42’52"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 728 (2001) |
| Post town: | Derby |
| Postcode: | DE65 |
| Dialling code: | 01283 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Derbyshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Derbyshire |
Scropton is a village in the Dove valley in the south of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census, with Foston, a hamlet to the north, was 854.
The Domesday Book records that in 1086 Henry de Ferrers held a manor here.
The Church of England parish church of St Paul, Scropton contains late 15th and early 16th century monuments.[1] However, the church was rebuilt in 1855–56 under the direction of the Gothic Revival architect Benjamin Ferrey.[1] The village of Scropton has no shop or pub but it does have a large house called the old school house.
Economy
Scropton's Cranberry Foods was bought by Faccenda Group in May 2012; the site is the second largest turkey processor in the UK after Bernard Matthews Ltd. Foston is home to JCB Power Systems, and a large dairy of Dairy Crest.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Derbyshire, 1953; 1978 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09591-3page 315
