Rodsley is a small village about four miles south of
AshbourneAshbourne is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of just over 7,000.The town advertises itself as 'The Gateway to Dovedale'.- Local customs :...
in
DerbyshireDerbyshire 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...
.
Rodsley has its own chapel, it is also one of the few villages who advertise their own helipad.
Nearby Hollington and Rodsley are included as manors in the 1086 Domesday Survey as belonging to
Henry de FerrersHenry de Ferrers was a Norman soldier from a noble family who took part in the conquest of England and is believed to have fought at the Battle of Hastings of 1066 and, in consequence, was rewarded with much land in the subdued nation.His elder brother William fell in the battle. William and Henri...
, who was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire. His descendants became the
Earls of DerbyEarl of Derby is a title in the Peerage of England. The title was first adopted by Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby under a creation of 1139. It continued with the Ferrers family until the 6th Earl forfeited his property toward the end of the reign of Henry III and died in 1279...
and still owned land in
ShirleyShirley is a small village in Derbyshire, close to the town of Ashbourne. It is situated in the countryside on top of a small hill.-History:Shirley was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth forty shillings. ....
in the nineteenth century.
Rodsley is a small village about four miles south of
AshbourneAshbourne is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of just over 7,000.The town advertises itself as 'The Gateway to Dovedale'.- Local customs :...
in
DerbyshireDerbyshire 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...
.
Facilities
Rodsley has its own chapel, it is also one of the few villages who advertise their own helipad.
History
Nearby Hollington and Rodsley are included as manors in the 1086 Domesday Survey as belonging to
Henry de FerrersHenry de Ferrers was a Norman soldier from a noble family who took part in the conquest of England and is believed to have fought at the Battle of Hastings of 1066 and, in consequence, was rewarded with much land in the subdued nation.His elder brother William fell in the battle. William and Henri...
, who was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire. His descendants became the
Earls of DerbyEarl of Derby is a title in the Peerage of England. The title was first adopted by Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby under a creation of 1139. It continued with the Ferrers family until the 6th Earl forfeited his property toward the end of the reign of Henry III and died in 1279...
and still owned land in
ShirleyShirley is a small village in Derbyshire, close to the town of Ashbourne. It is situated in the countryside on top of a small hill.-History:Shirley was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth forty shillings. ....
in the nineteenth century. Mention is also made of the
abbey of BurtonBurton Abbey at Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire, England, was originally founded in the 7th or 9th century by St Modwen or Modwena; and later refounded in 1003 as a Benedictine abbey by Wulfric Spott, a thegn possibly descended from King Alfred...
as having an interest.
In 1881, Rodsley had a population of just over 1,300 people
It has been calculated that in 1901, Rodsley represented the
population centreIn demographics, the center of population of a region is the geographical point nearest to all the inhabitants of that region, on average. Mathematically, it corresponds to the geometric median of the inhabitants.- Determination :...
of Britain. This centre has been travelling southwards through
LongfordLongford is the county town of County Longford in the Midlands of Ireland. According to the 2006 census, the town has a population of around 13,000. Approximately one third of the county's population resides in the town...
(in 1911) and was lying somewhere near
Appleby ParvaAppleby Parva, or Little Appleby, part of the parish of Appleby Magna in Leicestershire, is a hamlet about a mile south of Appleby church at the crossroads of the highways from Ashby de la Zouch to Tamworth and from Atherstone to Burton upon Trent....
on the Derbyshire to Leicestershire border in 2000..
Notable Residents
Saint Ralph SherwinSaint Ralph Sherwin was an English Roman Catholic martyr and saint. He was born at Rodsley, Derbyshire, and was educated at Eton College...
was born here in 1550. He became a saint in 1970 and his feast day is December 1st - the day he died in 1581.
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