Sutton-cum-Duckmanton is a civil 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 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...

, England

England

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, lying between Bolsover

Bolsover

Bolsover is a town near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It is 145 miles  from London, 18 miles  from Sheffield, 26 miles  from Nottingham and 54 miles  from Manchester. It is the main town in the Bolsover district.The civil parish for the town is called...

 and Chesterfield

Chesterfield

Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...

 but in the district of North East Derbyshire

North East Derbyshire

North East Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It borders the districts of Chesterfield, Bolsover, Amber Valley and Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, and Sheffield and Rotherham in South Yorkshire....

.

The village has a parish church

Church of England

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, a pub

Public house

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, 'The Arkwright Arms', and a parish council.

Sutton-cum-Duckmanton contains the villages of Arkwright Town

Arkwright Town

Arkwright Town, commonly referred to as Arkwright, is a settlement in North East Derbyshire, England that is notable for having moved its location in the early 1990s. Despite its name, the settlement has no official town status....

, Duckmanton

Duckmanton

A village part of the civil parish of Sutton-cum-Duckmanton, in North East Derbyshire, between Bolsover and Chesterfield.-History:Duckmanton is recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book under the land of Ralph Fitzhubert....

, Long Duckmanton

Long Duckmanton

Long Duckmanton is a village in the civil parish of Sutton-cum-Duckmanton, in North East Derbyshire, located between Bolsover and Chesterfield. It is located 3km west of Bolsover and about 18km south-east of the city of Sheffield....

, and Sutton Scarsdale

Sutton Scarsdale

Sutton Scarsdale is a very small village in Derbyshire, England. It is in the North East Derbyshire district. It is very close to the M1 motorway.The settlement is notable for a large, ruined former stately home called Sutton Scarsdale Hall....

. Hanlets include Sutton Spring Wood

Sutton Spring Wood

Sutton Spring Wood is a small hamlet east of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England. It is located in the Sutton-cum-Duckmanton civil parish. The hamlet consists of around 5 houses, in a heavily wooded area, with a road that passes under the A617 road that links it to Temple Normanton...

.The total population in 2001 was 1,149.

History

John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales

Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales

The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales is a substantial topographical dictionary first published between 1870 and 1872, edited by the Reverend John Marius Wilson. It contains a detailed description of England and Wales...

(1870-72) said of Sutton-cum-Duckmanton:
The parish registers date from 1662.

External links

• Parish of Sutton-cum-Duckmanton at British-towns.net