APPLETREE HUNDRED.

 

This Hundred is bounded on the north by Wirksworth Hundred, on the east by Morleston and Litchurch Hundred, on the south by that of Repton and Gresley, and on the west by the river Dove and Staffordshire. The parish of Breadsall on the north of Derby, with the parishes of Chaddesden and Spondon to the east of Derby, are detached and situated within the Morleston and Litchurch Hundred. It comprises an area of 89,649 statute acres. The soil is mostly of a rich red loam or sand with a portion of clay, in a high state of cultivation, and chiefly used for dairy purposes. Many of the farmers keep from 30 to 50 head of cows for making cheese, which is in great repute in all the neigh­bouring counties. On the eastern side the hosiery and lace trades are carried on to a con­siderable extent, and the north-east part is noted for its extensive collieries and iron works. Belper has long been celebrated for its cotton manufactories and for the manufacture of nails. Great improvements have been made in the buildings within the last 30 years. The ancient half-timbered and thatched houses and cottages have nearly all disappeared and been replaced by more modern erections.

The following is an enumeration of its 29 parishes, shewing their territorial extent, the annual value, and their population, from 1801 to 1851, as returned at the five decennial periods of the Parliamentary Census.

 

* The letter at the end of the names signify P for Parish, C for Chapelry, and T for Township.

		Rate-	POPULATION.					1851.
Parishes.	Acres	able
		value	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	Hses.	Males.	Fmles.	Total.
Barton Blount,p . .	1170	2130	61	66	73	60	68	7	32	37	69
Boylstone,p . . . . .	1305	2300	253	327	330	330	343	67	153	149	302
Bradley,p . . . . . . .	2357	8643	312	288	320	323	271	59	128	120	248
Brailsford,p . . . . .	4170	4070	648	709	724	780	756	148	365	343	707
Breadsall,p . . . . . .	2219	2875	414	478	544	565	620	133	298	323	621
BroughtonChch,p	2228	4026	420	463	536	521	652	153	336	325	661

 

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			Rate-	POPULATION.					1851.
Parishes.		Acres	able
			value	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	Hses.	Males.	Fmles.	Total.
Chaddesden,p . . .		2060	4355	502	506	486	469	472	93	204	229	433
Cubley, p . . . . . . .		2370	2682	431	385	439	471	425	80	204	183	387
Dalbury & Lees, p		1172	1462	187	210	241	256	221	53	125	112	237
Doveridge, * p . .		4369	7339	722	800	843	792	816	161	390	376	706
Duffield, † p . . . .		3090	10968	1656	1882	2683	2725	3108	618	1365	1561	2926
Belper, t . . . . . . .		2700	17312	4500	5778	7235	7890	9885	2068	4890	5192	10082
Hazlewood, c . . .		1299	1834	302	348	483	390	344	94	211	205	417
Heage, c . . . . . . .		2278	5658	979	1210	1742	1845	2305	486	1206	1072	2278
Holbrook, c . . . . .		886	1368	559	541	563	703	880	203	511	470	981
Shottle&Postern,t		3713	3921	556	636	607	556	503	90	245	222	467
Turnditch, c . . . .		975	961	272	323	384	370	405	86	186	194	380
Windley, t . . . . .		1044	1789	186	135	199	204	234	43	116	103	219
Edlaston, p, with   Wyaston, t . . . .