Temple Normanton
| Temple Normanton | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 St James the Apostle, Temple Normanton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK415675 |
| Location: | 53°12’11"N, 1°22’40"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 490 (2011) |
| Post town: | Chesterfield |
| Postcode: | S42 |
| Dialling code: | 01246 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North East Derbyshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Derbyshire |
Temple Normanton is a village in Derbyshire, standing on a prominent hilltop three miles south of Chesterfield. It is composed of two villages formerly known as North Normanton and Little Normanton. Close by are the villages of Heath, Holmewood and Grassmoor. The Chesterfield suburb of Hasland is close by.
The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 490.
History
The Manor of Normanton at the time of the Domesday Survey was in the hands of the King. Later, it passed to the Order of the Knights Templar from whom it derived its prefix 'Temple'.
When the Knights Templar were dissolved in the early 14th century, the land and property of the village passed to the Order of the Hospital of St John (the Knights Hospitaller) at Yeaveley Preceptory.[1]
At the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII, the Hospitallers were dissolved. The village then passed to the hands of the Crown.
In 1846, Robert Arkwright was Lord of the Manor and principal owner. At the time the village had 500 acres of land, 29 houses and 132 inhabitants.
In the Borough Library at Derby is held a parchment roll comprising 70 sheets stitched together. This records the proceedings of the Manor Court of Temple Normanton from 1447 to 1518. John Babbington is mentioned as a Knight of St John, and many of the roads listed in the roll are still traceable on present day Ordnance Survey maps.
Early in the industrial age the area became known for coal mining, with numerous collieries located in the vicinity. These included the massive Bonds Main Colliery which lasted from 1896 to 1949. The Chesterfield loop of the Great Central Railway also ran through the area, opened in June 1892. A Bonds Main Platform was provided for mine workers, but the nearest public station was located at Grassmoor and this closed in October 1940, the line itself closing to passenger traffic in March 1963. Sections remained for a while serving the various collieries but as these closed so the line disappeared completely.
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References
- ↑ A History of the County of Derby - Volume 2 pp 75-77: House of the Knights Hospitallers: The Preceptory of Yeaveley and Barrow (Victoria County History)