OCKBROOK, a parish and large well built village, containing several handsome modern residences, and the hamlets of Borrowash and Shacklecross, 5½ miles E. from Derby, and 1 mile N from Borrowash station, contains 1562A. 3R. 18P. of strong clay land, and in 1851 had 394 houses and 1763 inhabitants, of whom 814 were males and 949 females; rateable value £5176 12s. The principal owners are Wm. D. Lowe, Esq., Thomas Pares, Esq., H. Flower, Esq., Thos. Batelle, Esq., and Mrs. Murray. The manor is divided into 12 shares, of which Mr. Pares holds 5. The Church, All Saints, is a perpetual curacy, returned at £154; has been endowed with £800 benefactions, £600 Queen Anne’s bounty, and £1300 parliamentary grant. There are 49A. 3R. 21P. of glebe, and an allotment of 17A. 3R. 22P., purchased with bounty. Thomas Pares, Esq. is patron and impropriator; Rev. Melville H. Scott, B.A., incumbent. The Church, is an ancient structure, partly in the Norman style, with nave and chancel, divided by a beautiful open work screen, has a spacious gallery and small organ, a low tower, 3 bells and an octagonal spire. In 1835 it was enlarged on the south side, and thorougly repaired, at a cost of £700. The east window is of beautiful stained glass, with representations of the four evangelists, said to have been brought from Wigston’s Hospital at Leicester. There are several neat tablets to the Pares family. A national school for boys and girls was erected in 1848 by voluntary subscription, about 70 attend; and in 1843, a neat infant school was erected by subscription, about 60 attend. An establishment of Moravians was founded here in 1750. The principal buildings stand in a regular line, and consist of the single sister’s house. Two boarding schools for about 50 boys and 30 young ladies, and in the centre a neat commodious chapel of brick, with galleries at each end, and will seat about 400 persons, near to which is a range of houses for the ministers, with several other houses, and a commodious lodging-house. The congregation meet for divine service every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings. The Rev. Samuel Wilson is director of the boarding schools and Miss Robinson, governess. There is also a private

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establishment here for the educttion of young ladies, in the Sister’s house, under the management of Miss Jenkins, which is distinct from the boarding school for young ladies, though contigious to it, and is regulated on the same principles. Behind the chapel is the burial ground divided into squares, the gravestones all small, flat, and uniform, inscribed only with names and dates. The Methodist chapel, opened in 1808, will seat 400 persons; and the Primitive Methodist’s chapel, built 1824, and enlarged 1842, are both neat brick buildings. About 70 frames are employed in the village, and here are 3 benefit societies. Feast, nearest Sunday to November 13. The manor of Ockbrook, at Domesday survey, belonged to Geoffrey Alselin. In l583; Frederick Lord Windsor conveyed it to the principal freeholders. The Church was appropriated to the Priory of Shelford—no doubt given by the founder, Thomas Hanselyn. The Bardolfs had a park here, and the Abbot of Dale had another, which had been made by the Grendons in the thirteenth century.

BORROWASH, a large well built village on the Derby and Nottingham road, 4 miles E. from Derby, 1 mile S. from Ockbrook. Principal owner John E. Swindell, Esq., with some smaller owners, of whom the Earl of Harrington is one, and owns the cotton mills, in the occupation of Messrs. John Towle & Co., at which 250 persons are employed, it occupies the site of a corn mill which formerly belonged to Dale Abbey. The river Derwent, the Derby canal, and the Nottingham Branch of the Midland Railway pass through the village, and the latter has a neat station here. There are 7 houses at the west extremity of this village, in the parish of Spondon. The Wesleyan Methodist’s chapel is a handsome brick building, erected 1825, will seat about 450 persons, attached to which is a large schoolroom; and the Primitive Methodists, one erected in 1851. In 1840, the late Rev. Samuel Hey erected a school-room here at his own expense; about 75 children attend. There are also about 30 children who are employed at Messrs. Towle’s factory, who attend half a day daily. There is Church service held in the school-room, every other Sunday evening, by the vicar.

SHACKLECROSS, a small hamlet on the Nottingham road, ¼ mile E. from Borrowash. Here is a corn mill worked by a steam engine 12 horse power.

CHARITIES.—Robert Piggin, in 1706, gave 40s. per annum to the poor of the parish, out of a farm in Chaddesden, which is distributed on Good Friday.

Anne Potter, in 1709, gave 20s. per annum to the poor of this parish, out of a dwelling-house, orchard, and 2 crofts adjoining. Mr. Edward Hunt, the owner, pays the money to the churchwarden, and it is distributed on Whit-Monday, at his house.

Edward James, in 1709, gave 20s. per annum to the poor. This sum is paid from Bartlewood Lodge in Ockbrook, the property of William Drury Lowe, Esq., and distributed by the churchwarden.

William James, in 1732, devised a close called the Moor Close, upon trust, to pay the yearly rent thereof to the poor of this parish. At the inclosure, a parcel of land containing 1A. 3R. 1P. was allotted to the overseers of the poor, in satisfaction for the Moor Close, and is now called the Poor’s Close, and let for £4 4s. per annum, and distributed to the poor in sums of 1s. each.

James Johnson, is stated to have formerly given £10 to this parish, the interest to be distributed to poor widows on Christmas day. The principal having been appropriated to the use of the parish, 10s. is distributed by the parish officers according to the donor’s intention.

Francis Gisborne’s Charity.—The share, £6 10s., received by this parish, is applied by the vicar in the purchase of woollen cloth and flannel, which he distributes amongst the poor of the parish. (See Bradley.)

Church Lands.—By the award of the commissioners under the inclosure act, land containing 2A. 1R. 2P. was allotted to the churchwardens, in satisfaction of all their lands and common rights, intended to be inclosed, and also in satisfaction of an old inclosure called Burrow Wood Close. This allotment, now called the Church Close, together with a house called the Church House, a small garden and orchard, containing about half an acre, are let for £15 per annum, used in aid of the church rates.

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Post Office, at Mr. James Murgatroyd’s; letters arrive from Derby at 8 a.m., and are despatched at 5 30 p.m. Money Order office open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Agard Misses Ann and Elizabeth Balguy Bryan Thomas, Esq., clerk of the peace, coroner and town clerk for the borough of Derby, Manor House Barton Mrs. Sophia Beesley Mrs. Mary A., Moravian boarding house Cade Henry, yeoman Cook George, painter, &c. Cotton Herbert, blacksmith Dawswell Wm. Henry, painter, &c. Deacon Augustus O., artist Dowman Robert, cow leech Edwards Rev. Wm., (Moravian) Ellis Mrs. Elizabeth Finney Charles W., surgeon Foss Mrs. Frances Goodwin William, joiner, builder, and wheelwright Harrison Mrs. Mary Lamburn Edward, master of National school Leaver Mr. William

Lowe Capt. Alfred S. Macconnel Mrs. Ann Maynard William, Esq. Middleton William, beerhouse, and silk glove master, Cross Keys Milward Joseph, parish clerk Moxley Mr. Jeremiah Murray Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver Mrs. Elizabeth Peat Mr. Richard Potter Dorothy, straw bonnet maker Reichel Rev. Samuel R., (Moravian) Scott Rev. Melville H., B.A., vicar Seifferth Rev. Benjamin, (Moravian) Simpson Mary, infant schoolmistress Smith Samuel, gardener Spencer Thomas and Joseph, tailors Sutton Charles, tailor Tutin Mr. John White Mr. Thomas Wilson Rev. Samuel, director of the Mora- vian boarding schools

Academies. Marked * take Boarders. Beesly Anna M. Infants; Mary Simpson * Jenkins Miss Mary, Sisters House National; Edward Lamburn * Robinson Susan, (Moravian) * Wilson Rev. Saml., (Moravian) Bakers. Kerry Robert, jun. Richardson Timothy Butchers. Chevin Robert

Goodman Joseph Farmers. Chevin John Chevin Robert Chevin Thomas Cook John Cook Thomas Cope William Dimmock Robert Goodman Jane and Samuel Hunt Edwd., Bartle Wood Hunt Joseph Kerry Robert Lakin John Smith John Sneap William Spencer Richard, Bartle Wood Lodge

Stevens John Taylor Samuel Wheatcroft Edward Grocers. Murgatroyd James, (& draper) Orchard Jacob Richardson Timothy Hosiery Manufrs. Drening John Lewsley James Winterton John Inns. Queen’s Head, Thos. Abbott Royal Oak, Wm. Peat White Swan, Isaac Beardsley

Shoemakers. Anthony James Hudson William Jerrom Thomas Plowright Thos. H. Silk Glove Mkrs. Middleton William Peat William Potter John Stevens James Carrier. To Derby; Joseph Cope, Tuesday and Friday

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Post Office, at Benjamin Hooley’s; letters arrive from Derby at 7 30 a.m., and are despatched at 6 30 p.m.

Those marked * are in the parish of Spondon.

Beck William, hawker * Bell Edmund, clerk Brunt Zacariah, blacksmith

Dobson Thomas, station master Greasley Frederick, builder Hey Mrs. Jane

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Hodgkinson George, vict., Noah’s Ark Holland Mr. Thomas Lomax Henry, master of National school Morgan Mrs. Charity Morley William, tailor Peel Nathaniel, wheelwright

Richardson Henry, baker Towle Mrs. Elizabeth Towle John & Co., cotton doublers, Borro- wash and Draycott Mills * Towle Mrs. Fanny * Ufton Joseph, chimney sweep

Butchers. Street Joshua Winterton Wm., (and beerhouse Coal Merchants. Burton John Ostler Chawner Rupert W., (and agent for the sale of all descrip- tions of glazed stoneware, sanitary tubes, and other

pipes,) Wharfs, Draycott and Not- tingham. Street Joshua Farmers. * Antill Charles * Ashby Abraham Dyche Wm. & John Gill Joseph, (and cattle dealer) Kerry George Lander John, Ock- brook Field

Mansfield John * Meakin William Salisbury Joseph, (& maltster) Shoemakers. Dyche Wm. & John Ward William White Frederick and James Shopkeepers. Cope Edwin Coxon Joseph

Dyche Joseph Railway Convey- ance Midland Railway Co. (Derby and Not- tingham Branch,) nine trains up, and six down daily. On Sundays, four each way. Thos. Dobson, station master

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Evatts Mr. Edward Frost John, shopkeeper Hunt Thomas, corn miller Moorley Joseph, coal dealer

Street Edward, farmer Windley William, beerhouse Young Joseph B., inland revenue officer

PENTRICH parish and township, with the township and chapelry of Ripley annexed, contains 3,839A. 2R. 4½P of land (which formed part of the endowments of Derley Abbey, given by Hubert Fitz Ralph), and in 1851 had 750 houses and 3,557 inhabitants, of whom 1,811 were males and 1,746 females; rateable value £9,811 1s. 6d.

PENTRICH, a township and well built village, 2¾ miles S. by W. from Alfreton, and 1½ miles N. by W. from Ripley, contains 1,678A. 0R. 38P. of land, and in 1851 had 94 houses, 486 inhabitants, of whom 247 were males and 239 females; rateable value £2,821 12s. 6d.; the Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor, and owner of about three-parts of the township; the Butterley Company are also owners, The Nottingham Canal Company have a reservoir of 70 acres, 30 acres of which are in this parish, and the Cromford Canal Company have also a reservoir at Butterley Park, 7 acres of which are in Pentrich. The Midland Railway Company have lately purchased both these reservoirs. The Church, dedicated to St. Matthew, formerly belonged to Derley Abbey, it is a handsome ancient structure, and stands on a gentle eminence, has nave, chancel, side aisles, and square embattled tower, in which are three bells; the Font is very old, the date upon it being 1662. In the chest in the church, is preserved an old relic, said to be a petition got up on or about the year 1635, on which are the names of several parishioners, but owing to the then bad state of education, were only able to affix their marks, which are very curiously made, and all differently formed. Here are several monuments, one to Edmund Horne, whose family for many years resided at Butterley Hall, also one to Lieut. Wood, who was killed in action, at Meeanee, 17th of February, 1843, whilst cheering on his men in that unequal and dreadful conflict, he was son of the Rev. John Wood, late vicar of this parish, there is is also one to Madame Mawer, who died in 1776, she was the wife of the Rev. George Mawer, chaplain to the 2nd. battalion of the 1st royal regiment of foot, and youngest son of the Rev. John Mawer, D.D., who descended from the ancient and illustrious house of that name; here are also others to the Bradley and Jessop families. The living is a vicarage, valued in the King’s books at £6, now £165, has been augmented with £600 Queen Anne’s bounty, and £1000 Parliamentary grant; the Duke of Devonshire is patron, and the Rev. George Pocock, incumbent. The vicarage a large handsome mansion

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near the church, was rebuilt of stone in in 1851, at a cost of about £1,000. The Independents have a small chapel here, it is a plain stone building with thatched roof, endowed with land at Ripley amounting to about £8 per year. In 1819, the Duke of Devonshire erected a National school for both sexes, and allows the master £5 per annum, besides which he receives £17 per annum, raised by subscriptions, for which he teaches 22 children. The school will hold about 150, and 70 attend. A library for the use of the parish is held at the school-room, which is supported by subscriptions, the number of volumes is about 300. The Cromford canal intersects this parish, and separates Pentrich from Ripley. In 1817, a riot broke out at this village. The general peace not having brought its expected plenty, numerous political meetings had been held, and parliamentary reform called for. In this state of public distress, Government sent spies to gain information from the disturbed districts, and one of these emissaries, a fellow of the name of Oliver, visited Nottinghamshire and the border of Derbyshire. On the 9th of June, at night, about 200 persons assembled, threatening all who would not join them with death. A servant man in Wingfield Park was shot, and after visiting Ripley, Codnor, and Eastwood, they were met by the military and dispersed, many of them being taken prisoners and afterwards tried at Derby, three of whom were executed, about twelve transported, and many imprisoned for different periods. Though Oliver’s principal exertions were in Yorkshire, where many were arraigned for high treason, yet none were executed in that county. In 1643, when the royalists under the Marquis of Newcastle, attacked Wingfield Manor-house, and took it by storm—Sir John Gell, of Hopton, shortly afterwards commenced a vigorous assault on it with cannon planted on Pentrich common, which was eventually successful, and the besieged were compelled to surrender. On this common was a Roman encampment, it was nearly square and consisted of a double vallum.

WAINGRIFF, in this parish, was given by Ralph Fitz-Stephen to the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, for the erection of a house of that Order at this place.

RIPLEY, a township, chapelry, and improving market town, 10 miles N. from Derby, and 4 miles E. from Ambergate station, contains 2,161A. 1R. 6½P. of good land, of which 43A. 2R. 8P. are in roads; and in 1851 had 656 houses and 3,071 inhabitants, of whom 1,564 were males and 1,507 females; rateable value £6,989 9s. 0d. The principa1 owners are the Butterley Company, Wm. Drury Lowe, Esq., Rev. Wm. Peach, Thos. Peach, Esq., Jno. Sant, Esq., Jno. Topham, Esq., Fras. Wright, Esq., Jonathan Woolley, Esq., Rev. Jno. Wood, and Robert Wood, Esq., with several smaller owners. At Domesday survey it was the property of Ralph Fitz-Hubert, and afterwards given by him to the abbot and convent of Darley. The church, dedicated to All-Saints, is a neat commodious structure, erected in 1820, and consecrated in 1821. Cost, £1,600, raised by voluntary subscription, towards which the patron gave £210, and the Rev. Jno. Wood, £100, aided with £375 from the Incorporated Society, for which 400 seats remain free and unappropriated for ever, besides which, there are 200 reserved seats. The living is a perpetual curacy of the value of £100, and was augmented in 1822 with £2,200 parliamentary grant. The Duke of Devonshire is the patron, Rev. James Clark, B.A., incumbent. New National schools for boys and girls were erected in 1856, at a cost of about £2,400, raised partly by subscriptions and partly by grants, as under: viz,, the National Society £100; the Committee of Council on Education, £800; and the Butterley Company the principal part of the remainder. The schools are substantial brick buildings with residences for the teachers, and will accommodate 300 pupils, the average attendance of boys is 140, and girls 75. The old National School, it is purposed to use as an Infant school. The Wesleyan Chapel, in Chapel street, was built in 1847, at a cost of £2,000. It is a handsome brick building of the mixed order, capable of seating 800 persons, with large sunday schools and minister’s house attached. The Wesleyan Reformers Chapel, Wood street, formerly a lecture hall, but was purchased by them in 1854, and converted into a Chapel st a cost of £800. it is a neat brick building with gallery at the north end, and will

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seat about 400 persons, there are school rooms attached in which an Infant’s school is held; about 50 attend. General Baptist Chapel, Church street, erected in 1846, at a cost of £900, is a handsome brick building, with stone dressings in the Grecian style, with a small burying ground attached; will seat about 250 persons, and the same number of sunday school children can be accommodated in a portion of the building fitted up expressly for that purpose. Rev. William Gray, pastor. Primitive Methodist Chapel, Grosvenor place, erected in 1850, is about to be enlarged and schools added at an outlay of £200. Unitarian Chapel, Butterley Hill, a large handsome stone building capable of seating 400 hearers. The Rev. E. O. Jones, of Duffield, is the minister. The market, formerly on Wednesday, was chartered about the reign of Henry III, is now held by consent on a Saturday, and is well attended. Fairs are held on the Wednesday in Easter Week, and October 23rd, also a Statute for hiring servants November 5th. This is a very busy district, the Cromford canal passing its northern verge near Harthsay, where there are several large collieries, and where many of the inhabitants find employment; and also at the extensive works of the Butterley Company, for the manufacture of bar and sheet iron, steam engines, &c. Ripley is supplied with gas from the works of Mr. James Crossley, of the Derby road, who has here an extensive establishment for the manufacture of silk and cotton, and also for the patent candle wicks which require no snuffing, at which about 120 persons are employed. A branch of the Midland railway has been made from this town to Derby, joining the main line at Little Eaton; it was opened to the public for passenger traffic on the 1st September, 1856. The terminus is at the Green Hillocks, where there is a neat station with suitable offices. There are three trains each way, daily.

BUTTERLEY, a hamlet at the N.E. extremity of the township on the Alfreton and Derby road, 3 miles S. by W. from Alfreton. The extensive iron works of the Butterley Company were established about 1793. They consist of three blast furnaces, foundry, and steam engine manufactory, and give employment to a great number of persons. They have also extensive works at Codnor Park, and large collieries in the neighbourhood. The Cromford canal is conducted underneath these works through a tunnel of 2,966 yards in length, and in the neighbourhood is a reservoir covering 70 acres for supplying the Nottingham canal. The Erewash valley railway has a branch from Codnor Park to these works. Butterley Hall, a handsome mansion three quarters of a mile S.E. from Ripley, is the seat of Major John Jessop.

HARTHSAY, or HARTHAY, is a tithe-free lordship, where Messrs. J. & C. Mold have an extensive colliery, and wharf on the Cromford canal, one mile N.W. from Ripley; also the zinc and spelter works of Mr. E. A. Attwood.

GREENWICH, a small village half a mile E. by N. from Ripley, on the Nottingham road, and 10 miles N. from Derby, where is Greenwich House, a large handsome mansion, the residence of W. H. Fletcher, Esq.

MAREHAY, a small village on the Derby road, 1 mile S.W. from Ripley, 8 miles N.N.E. from Derby. The Marehay and Whiteley Colliery Company have collieries here, and a wharf on the Little Eaton canal. Waingroves Hall, 1 mile S. E. of Ripley, is the property of Thomas Peach, Esq., M.D.

CHARITIES.—Francis Gisborne’s Charity.—The annual sum of £5 10s. received by the vicar, is applied in the purchase of flannel, and bestowed in moieties to the poor of the townships of Pentrich and Ripley—(See Bradley.)

Christiana Countess of Devonshire, and William Earl of Devonshire, (See Derby) £6 is paid by the agent of the Duke of Devonshire, which is applied in apprenticing poor children of Pentrich.

James Lupton gave to the poor widows of Ripley, land vested in Joseph Dannah, producing 10s. a year. The sum is distribnted at Christmas, amongst poor widows.

Thomas Hunter left £2 10s. yearly to the poor of this township—(See Horsley.)

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Bowne Anthony, agent, Hammersmith Booth Joseph, blacksmith Bowler George, coal agent Fletcher James, vict., Dog Inn Fletcher Jesse, blacksmith Fletcher Jonathan, corn miller Fletcher Mr. Sampson Haslam Brothers, colliery owners; George Bowler, manager Hepworth Herbert, vict., Devonshire Arms, Pentrich Lane End Johnson Mr. Benjamin Marsden Mrs. Elizabeth, Hammersmith Moore John, bricklayer Pocock Rev. Geotge, vicar, Vicarage

Power Charles, cowkeeper Power John, butcher Shipman Elizabeth, gardener Strafford John, agent to Butterley Co. Stanley Thomas, shoemaker, Hammersmith Sutton Robert, cowkeeper Topham Edwin, schoolmaster, National school Turner John, blacksmith Turner Jonathan, blacksmith Turton Edwin, parish clerk, assistant over- seer, surveyor of the highways, and col- lector of property and income tax. Walters Mr. James Woore Joseph, tailor

Farmers. Beighton John Booth Ferdinand, Lane End Booth George Booth Job Booth Samuel, Broad Oaks Booth Wm., Coney- gree Bowler John, Butter- ley Park

Eley Edward, Wains- grove Fletcher Jonathan Fletcher James, Asherfields Godber Anthony Hicking James, Wainsgrove Lowe James, Wains- grove House Machin Mary, Cod- nergate

Moore James, (and bricklayer) Smedley Richard, Hamberley Steeple Thomas, But- terley Park Storer John Topham Mary Ann Wright Edward Shopkeepers. Burton John.

Slater George, Ham- mersmith Topham Edwin Walters Joel Watkinson Eliza