Etwall
Encyclopedia
Etwall is a civil parish
and village
in Derbyshire
, England
. It is located southwest from Derby
on the A50
.
. The A516 draws a lot of heavy traffic heading for the M1
north.
The village has its own public library and two schools (Pre-school and primary) and one large secondary John Port School
. The parish church is St Helens. A war memorial is also located there in the shadow of a memorial tree which was planted in the 1800s. There is also a Buddhist centre at Ashe Hall established by Kelsang Gyatso
. Some of the inhabitants work at the Toyota car factory which is located east of the village.
festival every May. The village is also the birthplace of the famous recusant priest John Gerard, S.J.
. The village name comes from Etewelle, meaning Eatta’s water, with Eatta being a 7th century Saxon leader. The John Port Grammar School opened in 1956, with the Etwall Secondary School on the same site. They combined as a comprehensive in 1965.
Etwall is a civil parish
and village
in Derbyshire
, England
. It is located southwest from Derby
on the A50
.
. The A516 draws a lot of heavy traffic heading for the M1
north.
The village has its own public library and two schools (Pre-school and primary) and one large secondary John Port School
. The parish church is St Helens. A war memorial is also located there in the shadow of a memorial tree which was planted in the 1800s. There is also a Buddhist centre at Ashe Hall established by Kelsang Gyatso
. Some of the inhabitants work at the Toyota car factory which is located east of the village.
festival every May. The village is also the birthplace of the famous recusant priest John Gerard, S.J.
. The village name comes from Etewelle, meaning Eatta’s water, with Eatta being a 7th century Saxon leader. The John Port Grammar School opened in 1956, with the Etwall Secondary School on the same site. They combined as a comprehensive in 1965.
Etwall is a civil parish
and village
in Derbyshire
, England
. It is located southwest from Derby
on the A50
.
. The A516 draws a lot of heavy traffic heading for the M1
north.
The village has its own public library and two schools (Pre-school and primary) and one large secondary John Port School
. The parish church is St Helens. A war memorial is also located there in the shadow of a memorial tree which was planted in the 1800s. There is also a Buddhist centre at Ashe Hall established by Kelsang Gyatso
. Some of the inhabitants work at the Toyota car factory which is located east of the village.
festival every May. The village is also the birthplace of the famous recusant priest John Gerard, S.J.
. The village name comes from Etewelle, meaning Eatta’s water, with Eatta being a 7th century Saxon leader. The John Port Grammar School opened in 1956, with the Etwall Secondary School on the same site. They combined as a comprehensive in 1965.
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...
and village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
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
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located southwest from Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
on the A50
A50 road
The A50 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however, it was once a much longer route.-Current route:...
.
Geography
Etwall is squeezed between the A516, which bypassed the village in February 1992, and the A50A50 road
The A50 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however, it was once a much longer route.-Current route:...
. The A516 draws a lot of heavy traffic heading for the M1
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
north.
The village has its own public library and two schools (Pre-school and primary) and one large secondary John Port School
John Port School
John Port Specialist Technology, Mathematics and Computing College is a very large academy in the village of Etwall, Derbyshire, England.-Admissions:...
. The parish church is St Helens. A war memorial is also located there in the shadow of a memorial tree which was planted in the 1800s. There is also a Buddhist centre at Ashe Hall established by Kelsang Gyatso
Kelsang Gyatso
Kelsang Gyatso is a Buddhist monk, "meditation master, scholar, and author" of 22 books based on the teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism...
. Some of the inhabitants work at the Toyota car factory which is located east of the village.
History
Etwall is famous for its Well dressingWell dressing
Well dressing is a summer custom practised in rural England in which wells, springs or other water sources are decorated with designs created from flower petals...
festival every May. The village is also the birthplace of the famous recusant priest John Gerard, S.J.
John Gerard, S.J.
John Gerard, S.J. was an English Jesuit priest, operating covertly in England during the Elizabethan period in which the Catholic Church was subject to persecution. He was the son of Sir Thomas Gerard of Bryn, near Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, who had been imprisoned in 1569 for plotting the...
. The village name comes from Etewelle, meaning Eatta’s water, with Eatta being a 7th century Saxon leader. The John Port Grammar School opened in 1956, with the Etwall Secondary School on the same site. They combined as a comprehensive in 1965.
Amenities
There is a swimming club and leisure centre. The village has two historic pubs on its Main Street; the Spread Eagle, which is the oldest, (opposite the school) and the Hawk and Buckle, which dates from around 1800. There is also the more modern Seven Wells on the bypass. Etwall Rangers (sponsored by the Hawk and Buckle) are the local football team and play on King George playing fields on a Sunday morning. Etwall Cricket Club, where cricket has been played since at least 1858, can be found at the top of Church Hill, and has a fine view over the Derbyshire countryside towards Ashbourne.External links
- Village Website
- History of the village
- Information with pictures
- Information on the library
- Etwall Well Dressing
- 1849 Tithe Map & Apportionment of Etwall
Etwall 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...
and village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
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
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located southwest from Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
on the A50
A50 road
The A50 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however, it was once a much longer route.-Current route:...
.
Geography
Etwall is squeezed between the A516, which bypassed the village in February 1992, and the A50A50 road
The A50 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however, it was once a much longer route.-Current route:...
. The A516 draws a lot of heavy traffic heading for the M1
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
north.
The village has its own public library and two schools (Pre-school and primary) and one large secondary John Port School
John Port School
John Port Specialist Technology, Mathematics and Computing College is a very large academy in the village of Etwall, Derbyshire, England.-Admissions:...
. The parish church is St Helens. A war memorial is also located there in the shadow of a memorial tree which was planted in the 1800s. There is also a Buddhist centre at Ashe Hall established by Kelsang Gyatso
Kelsang Gyatso
Kelsang Gyatso is a Buddhist monk, "meditation master, scholar, and author" of 22 books based on the teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism...
. Some of the inhabitants work at the Toyota car factory which is located east of the village.
History
Etwall is famous for its Well dressingWell dressing
Well dressing is a summer custom practised in rural England in which wells, springs or other water sources are decorated with designs created from flower petals...
festival every May. The village is also the birthplace of the famous recusant priest John Gerard, S.J.
John Gerard, S.J.
John Gerard, S.J. was an English Jesuit priest, operating covertly in England during the Elizabethan period in which the Catholic Church was subject to persecution. He was the son of Sir Thomas Gerard of Bryn, near Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, who had been imprisoned in 1569 for plotting the...
. The village name comes from Etewelle, meaning Eatta’s water, with Eatta being a 7th century Saxon leader. The John Port Grammar School opened in 1956, with the Etwall Secondary School on the same site. They combined as a comprehensive in 1965.
Amenities
There is a swimming club and leisure centre. The village has two historic pubs on its Main Street; the Spread Eagle, which is the oldest, (opposite the school) and the Hawk and Buckle, which dates from around 1800. There is also the more modern Seven Wells on the bypass. Etwall Rangers (sponsored by the Hawk and Buckle) are the local football team and play on King George playing fields on a Sunday morning. Etwall Cricket Club, where cricket has been played since at least 1858, can be found at the top of Church Hill, and has a fine view over the Derbyshire countryside towards Ashbourne.External links
- Village Website
- History of the village
- Information with pictures
- Information on the library
- Etwall Well Dressing
- 1849 Tithe Map & Apportionment of Etwall
Etwall 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...
and village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
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
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located southwest from Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
on the A50
A50 road
The A50 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however, it was once a much longer route.-Current route:...
.
Geography
Etwall is squeezed between the A516, which bypassed the village in February 1992, and the A50A50 road
The A50 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however, it was once a much longer route.-Current route:...
. The A516 draws a lot of heavy traffic heading for the M1
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
north.
The village has its own public library and two schools (Pre-school and primary) and one large secondary John Port School
John Port School
John Port Specialist Technology, Mathematics and Computing College is a very large academy in the village of Etwall, Derbyshire, England.-Admissions:...
. The parish church is St Helens. A war memorial is also located there in the shadow of a memorial tree which was planted in the 1800s. There is also a Buddhist centre at Ashe Hall established by Kelsang Gyatso
Kelsang Gyatso
Kelsang Gyatso is a Buddhist monk, "meditation master, scholar, and author" of 22 books based on the teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism...
. Some of the inhabitants work at the Toyota car factory which is located east of the village.
History
Etwall is famous for its Well dressingWell dressing
Well dressing is a summer custom practised in rural England in which wells, springs or other water sources are decorated with designs created from flower petals...
festival every May. The village is also the birthplace of the famous recusant priest John Gerard, S.J.
John Gerard, S.J.
John Gerard, S.J. was an English Jesuit priest, operating covertly in England during the Elizabethan period in which the Catholic Church was subject to persecution. He was the son of Sir Thomas Gerard of Bryn, near Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, who had been imprisoned in 1569 for plotting the...
. The village name comes from Etewelle, meaning Eatta’s water, with Eatta being a 7th century Saxon leader. The John Port Grammar School opened in 1956, with the Etwall Secondary School on the same site. They combined as a comprehensive in 1965.
Amenities
There is a swimming club and leisure centre. The village has two historic pubs on its Main Street; the Spread Eagle, which is the oldest, (opposite the school) and the Hawk and Buckle, which dates from around 1800. There is also the more modern Seven Wells on the bypass. Etwall Rangers (sponsored by the Hawk and Buckle) are the local football team and play on King George playing fields on a Sunday morning. Etwall Cricket Club, where cricket has been played since at least 1858, can be found at the top of Church Hill, and has a fine view over the Derbyshire countryside towards Ashbourne.External links
- Village Website
- History of the village
- Information with pictures
- Information on the library
- Etwall Well Dressing
- 1849 Tithe Map & Apportionment of Etwall