Mackworth, Amber Valley

Mackworth is a village and civil parish in the borough of Amber Valley, in Derbyshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded a population for the parish of 229.[1] Mackworth is about two miles (3.2 km) from Derby and ten miles (16 km) from Ashbourne. It shares its name with the nearby Mackworth Estate in Derby.

Mackworth

Mackworth Castle.
Mackworth
Location within Derbyshire
Population229 (Including Kedleston. 2011)
OS grid referenceSK313376
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDERBY
Postcode districtDE22
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands

Heritage

Mackworth, a conservation village, is mentioned in the Domesday Book and has evidence of Roman occupation. Historically, the parish also contained the neighbouring village of Markeaton,[2] now within the Derby city boundary. In 1881[2] the population of Mackworth village was given as 253, whilst Markeaton was given as 758, making a total of 1,011 in the parish of Mackworth. The site of Markeaton can still be seen in the slopes of the hillside.

The village shares its stone-built All Saint's Church with Markeaton. The church has memorials to the Mundy family of Markeaton, whose arms date back to the reign of Edward the Confessor. Located close by is Mackworth Castle.

Notable residents
  • William Emes (c. 1729–1803), landscape gardener, moved to a farmhouse at Bowbridge Fields about 1860.[3]
  • Samuel Richardson, "father of the English novel", was baptised here in 1689.[4]

References
  1. "Area: Mackworth (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine London (May 1891), p. 250.
  3. Keith Goodway, "Emes, William (1729/30–1803)", ODNB, Oxford University Press, 2004. retrieved 7 September 2014. Pay-walled.
  4. John A. Dussinger, "Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)", ODNB, Oxford University Press, 2004. retrieved 7 September 2014. Pay-walled.
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