Arleston

This article is about the hamlet in Derbyshire. For the suburb of Telford, see Wellington, Shropshire.
Arleston

The Trent and Mersey Canal at Arleston 52°51′48.09″N 1°30′3.74″W / 52.8633583°N 1.5010389°W / 52.8633583; -1.5010389
Population 32 
OS grid referenceSK336295
DistrictSouth Derbyshire
Shire countyDerbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DERBY
Postcode district DE73
Dialling code 01332
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentSouth Derbyshire
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Arleston is a hamlet in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the centre of Derby. It is located 1.2 miles (1.9 km) northwest of Barrow upon Trent and is part of that village's civil parish. The Trent and Mersey Canal passes through Arleston.

Description

Arleston's population is 46 and it is merely seventeen houses clustered together surrounded by farmland, seven of which lie around Arleston Farm to the north of the settlement and the remaining ten to the south of the settlement in the vicinity of Arleston House. These nine include Merrybower Farm and the three Merrybower Cottages historically associated with the farm.

The Trent and Mersey at Arleston

Arleston (then Elsetune) is mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[1] and being worth forty shillings.[2] In the past monks from the Knights Hospitallers are reported[3] to have had a house, known as Barrow Camera, here where they administered charity work at the local ferry crossing.

Arleston Lane, a road heading south through Sinfin and Stenson Fields, narrows to become a single track which leads off into the countryside, passing over the A50 on a narrow bridge. A small road leads off the left of Arleston Lane, leading to Arleston Farm and its surrounding houses before continuing to a major road about 0.75 miles away near the Ragley Boat Stop inn. Arleston Lane continues south towards Arleston House and its surrounding buildings, then over the Trent & Mersey canal and railway to Merrybower Farm and its cottages which lie at the southernmost extent of the hamlet. There is no public transport in Arleston.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Breaston, Duffield and Hartshorne.
  2. ↑ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.750
  3. ↑ 'The Church of St Andrew Twyford' An eight page brochure published by the church. Available May 2007

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Coordinates: 52°51′47″N 1°30′00″W / 52.863°N 1.500°W / 52.863; -1.500

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