Geography of Derby - Districts of Derby, Parks and Commons in Derby, River Derwent, Derbyshire, Allestree, Chellaston, Mickleover (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Districts of Derby, Parks and commons in Derby, River Derwent, Derbyshire, Allestree, Chellaston, Mickleover, Derby Arboretum, Littleover, Normanton, Derby, New Zealand, Derby, Pear Tree, Derby, Osmaston, Derby, Spondon, Chaddesden, Alvaston, Allenton, Derby, Sinfin, Darley Abbey, Markeaton, Boulton, Derby, Mackworth Estate, Shelton Lock, Oakwood, Derby, Heatherton Village, Litchurch, Little Chester, California, Derby, Wilmorton, Sunny Hill, Derby, Rose Hill, Derby, West End of Derby. Excerpt: Allestree is a suburb and ward of the city of Derby, a unitary authority area, in Derbyshire, England. It is the northernmost ward and is situated on the A6 road, about 2 miles (3 km) north of Derby city centre. It is bordered by the district of Amber Valley along its western and northern edges and Erewash in its north-east corner. To the south it borders the ward of Mackworth and to the east the ward of Darley Abbey. The ward is largely residential and has two parks, Allestree Park to the north and Markeaton Park to the south. The ward contains parts of the village of Markeaton which at one time was a large estate containing Allestree village. The village became a parish in its own right in 1864, and was incorporated into the Borough of Derby in 1968. St Edmund's ChurchAnglo-Saxon and Norman Allestree Before the Norman conquest Allestree was a hamlet consisting of a few scattered dwellings that was part of the holding of the Earl of Northumbria. Later it was recorded in the Domesday book of 1086 as Adelardestreu, an outlier of the Manor of Markeaton held by Hugh, Earl of Chester. It was given by William the Conqueror to Henry de Ferrers as a reward for his work in the Norman Conquest and later it passed to the Touchet family of Markeaton. Plantagenet Allestree During the 12th century most of the land changed hands and was so...