Lullington, Derbyshire
Encyclopedia
Lullington is a village and parish
in south Derbyshire
. It has an All Saints Church
, a village hall, and a pub - The Colvile Arms (Charles Robert Colvile
was living at Lullington Hall in the 1850s). In 1850, it had a school that was designed to take fifty children.
Image:LullingtonVillageHall9.JPG|left|240px|Click the signpost in front of the village hall
Lullington is a village and parish
in south Derbyshire
. It has an All Saints Church
, a village hall, and a pub - The Colvile Arms (Charles Robert Colvile
was living at Lullington Hall in the 1850s). In 1850, it had a school that was designed to take fifty children.
Image:LullingtonVillageHall9.JPG|left|240px|Click the signpost in front of the village hall
Lullington is a village and parish
in south Derbyshire
. It has an All Saints Church
, a village hall, and a pub - The Colvile Arms (Charles Robert Colvile
was living at Lullington Hall in the 1850s). In 1850, it had a school that was designed to take fifty children.
Image:LullingtonVillageHall9.JPG|left|240px|Click the signpost in front of the village hallI|thumb|
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(In the left image, click the signpost in front of the village hall to see other places)
where it is then spelt Lullitune. The book saysDomesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.754 under the title of “The lands of the King's ThegnsThe Theyns held a number of Derbyshire manors given to them by the King. These included obviously Lullington, but also included lands in Coal Aston
, Sandiacre
, Risley
and less than one bovate in Ingleby
.
Residents may be interested to know that the lion's tail on the coat of arms on the front of the village hall, was knocked off, courtesy of a catapult shot by one of Harold Allsobrook's brothers, circa 1920.[6]
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in south Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. It has an All Saints Church
All Saints Church
-Australia:*All Saints Church, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory*All Saints Church, Henley Brook, Western Australia*All Saints Anglican Church, Brisbane, Queensland-Canada:*All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton, Alberta...
, a village hall, and a pub - The Colvile Arms (Charles Robert Colvile
Charles Robert Colvile
Charles Robert Colvile was an English Peelite and Liberal politician who represented the constituency of South Derbyshire.Colvile was the son of Sir Charles Colvile and his wife Harriet Anne Bonell....
was living at Lullington Hall in the 1850s). In 1850, it had a school that was designed to take fifty children.
Image:LullingtonVillageHall9.JPG|left|240px|Click the signpost in front of the village hall
Lullington is a village and parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in south Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. It has an All Saints Church
All Saints Church
-Australia:*All Saints Church, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory*All Saints Church, Henley Brook, Western Australia*All Saints Anglican Church, Brisbane, Queensland-Canada:*All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton, Alberta...
, a village hall, and a pub - The Colvile Arms (Charles Robert Colvile
Charles Robert Colvile
Charles Robert Colvile was an English Peelite and Liberal politician who represented the constituency of South Derbyshire.Colvile was the son of Sir Charles Colvile and his wife Harriet Anne Bonell....
was living at Lullington Hall in the 1850s). In 1850, it had a school that was designed to take fifty children.
Image:LullingtonVillageHall9.JPG|left|240px|Click the signpost in front of the village hall
Lullington is a village and parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in south Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. It has an All Saints Church
All Saints Church
-Australia:*All Saints Church, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory*All Saints Church, Henley Brook, Western Australia*All Saints Anglican Church, Brisbane, Queensland-Canada:*All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton, Alberta...
, a village hall, and a pub - The Colvile Arms (Charles Robert Colvile
Charles Robert Colvile
Charles Robert Colvile was an English Peelite and Liberal politician who represented the constituency of South Derbyshire.Colvile was the son of Sir Charles Colvile and his wife Harriet Anne Bonell....
was living at Lullington Hall in the 1850s). In 1850, it had a school that was designed to take fifty children.
Image:LullingtonVillageHall9.JPG|left|240px|Click the signpost in front of the village hallI|thumb|
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Netherseal
Netherseal is the southernmost village of the English county of Derbyshire, less than 2 miles from the neighbouring county of Leicestershire, and is close to the A444 and the important M42 motorway, on the banks of the River Mease.It is the final resting place of Sir Nigel Gresley and the...
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Linton, Derbyshire
Linton is a parish in South Derbyshire, England, 5 miles south east of Burton-on-Trent.Nearby settlements are Castle Gresley, Overseal, Rosliston , Cauldwell and Botany Bay.The village has a Post Office and 3 pubs as at 2008...
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Coton in the Elms
Coton in the Elms is a village and parish in the English county of Derbyshire. It is located five miles south of Burton upon Trent.South east of the village is Church Flatts Farm, which is defined by the Ordnance Survey as the farthest point from the sea in Great Britain.-History:Coton is mentioned...
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Edingale
Edingale is a village and civil parish in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. It lies on the River Mease, around north of Tamworth close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2001 the parish had a population of 598.-The village:...
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Croxall
Croxall is a parish that was historically in Derbyshire, but is now in Staffordshire, England. Croxall is still very near to the boundary with Staffordshire...
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Clifton Campville
Clifton Campville is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the River Mease, about east of the City of Lichfield, west of Measham and north of Tamworth. In 2001 the parish had a population of 764....
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Tamworth
Tamworth is a town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located north-east of Birmingham city centre and north-west of London. The town takes its name from the River Tame, which flows through the town, as does the River Anker...
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(In the left image, click the signpost in front of the village hall to see other places)
History
Lullington is mentioned in the Domesday bookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
where it is then spelt Lullitune. The book saysDomesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.754 under the title of “The lands of the King's ThegnsThe Theyns held a number of Derbyshire manors given to them by the King. These included obviously Lullington, but also included lands in Coal Aston
Coal Aston
- Geography :Coal Aston sits on a ridge overlooking Sheffield and Dronfield. To the south there is Frith Wood, which is made up of mixed woodland rich in many species of fauna and flora and is thought to be an ancient wood...
, Sandiacre
Sandiacre
Sandiacre is a town in the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England adjoining the border with Nottinghamshire....
, Risley
Risley, Derbyshire
Risley is a small village and parish in Erewash in the English county of Derbyshire. It is just over four miles south of Ilkeston. Sandiacre is next door to the east.-Geography:...
and less than one bovate in Ingleby
Ingleby, Derbyshire
Ingleby is a hamlet and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. Situated on the south of the River Trent on a rise between Stanton by Bridge and Repton, Ingleby contains the privately owned John Thompson public house and the Ingleby Art Gallery....
.
In Lullington Auti had five carucates of land to the geld. There is land for five ploughs. There now Edward has of the king 21 villans and three bordars having four ploughs. There is a priest and one mill rendering 6s 8d and twelve acres of meadow. TRETRE in LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of King EdwardEdward the ConfessorEdward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066....
before the Battle of HastingsBattle of HastingsThe Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II...
. as now worth four pounds.“
Residents may be interested to know that the lion's tail on the coat of arms on the front of the village hall, was knocked off, courtesy of a catapult shot by one of Harold Allsobrook's brothers, circa 1920.[6]