Sudbury is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, located about 9 miles (14 km) south of Ashbourne. It is part of the Derbyshire Dales district. The population as recorded at the 2001 Census was 976, increasing to 1,010 at the 2011 Census.[2] The £0.5m A50 bypass opened in 1972. The parish includes the hamlets of Aston, Aston Heath, Dalebrook and Oaks Green.
| Sudbury | |
|---|---|
 Sudbury Village Store. | |
  Sudbury Location within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 976 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SK161320 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ASHBOURNE |
| Postcode district | DE6 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Sudbury Hall and HM Prison Sudbury are located here.
History
editSudbury was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and was worth twenty shillings.[3]
Sudbury previously had its own railway station that is now closed.
Famous residents
edit- Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York, was born here
- William Harcourt founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science was born here in 1789.[4]
- George John Warren Vernon, M.P. and Dante enthusiast was born here in 1803
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ONS Neighbourhood Statistics: 2001 Census
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.746
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
External links
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