Tupton
| Tupton | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Avenue Washlands Nature Reserve, Tupton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK397661 |
| Location: | 53°11’26"N, 1°24’26"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 3,428 (2011) |
| Post town: | Chesterfield |
| Postcode: | S42 |
| Dialling code: | 01246 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North East Derbyshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Derbyshire |
Tupton is a village in Derbyshire, in the north-east of the county four and a half miles south of Chesterfield. The population of the civil parish, including Egstow and Old Tupton, at the 2011 Census was 3,428.
The village is just north of Clay Cross on the A61 (Derby Road) which runs from Chesterfield to Alfreton. It comprises the areas of Old Tupton and New Tupton, which are generally referred to together as Tupton. A similarly named area, Tapton, is a few miles away, being part of Chesterfield.
Tupton also has two general stores, post office, hair dresser, tanning studio, building supplies, tyre services, multiple garages, car repair centres, preschool nursery, three pubs, one club, a fish and chip shop, a nursing home, a coffee house and a pharmacy.
The Midland Main Line runs straight through the village. At the bottom of Station New Road a bridge passes over the track into North Wingfield: this was the location of Clay Cross railway station.
History
There has been a settlement here since the Anglo-Saxon age, and possibly before as a Roman road, Ryknield Street, runs directly through the village. The village has in past ages been recorded by such names as "Topetune" and "Tuphome."
The area known as 'the Rec' once held a lido, or open-air swimming pool, the remains of which can still be seen in the stream. In 1941, during the Second World War, several houses in Tupton were bombed by fleeing German aircraft, on Ward Street and in a now demolished areas where the Community Garden is now located. It is known 11 people died in the raid on the morning of 15 March 1941. A large crater in the nearby woods, nicknamed "Monkey Hollow" used to be the location of an air raid shelter for Clay Cross Works. Once the war was over; the shelter was demolished and the crater left unfilled.
Tupton has also seen new development around Ankerbold Road, which runs on the outer edge of the village, close to North Wingfield. A large, new, modern housing estate has been built around the Pond Lane proximity, as well as modern housing to the south.
Events
A carnival called the Tupton Carnival is a yearly event held on a Saturday in July, this was first started in 2003 and has grown in size and attendance as the years have gone on. There is a Carnival Queen parade through the village with floats, bands and fancy-dress participants, and afternoon of fun with live music, stalls, displays by local groups and various competitions.
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