Alderwasley, Derbyshire Family History Guide

Alderwasley is a chapelry of Wirksworth Ancient Parish in Derbyshire.

Alternative names: Alderwashley

Parish church: All Saints

Parish registers begin: 1936 See also Wirksworth

Nonconformists include: None

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

ALDERWASLEY, a township-chapelry in Wirksworth parish, Derby; near the Derwent river, the Cromford canal, and the Whatstandwell Bridge r. station, 2½ miles ESE of Wirksworth. Post Town, Wirksworth. Real property, £4,356, of which £1,000 are in iron-works. Pop., 372. Houses, 70. The scenery is picturesque. Alderwasley Hall is a beautiful seat. Coal, iron, and lead are worked. The living is a donative in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £120. Patron, F. Hurst, Esq.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851

Alderwasley, or Alderwashley, a township and chapelry in the parish of Wirksworth, county of Derby; 2½ miles east by south of Wirksworth. on the Cromford canal. Patron, the dean of Lincoln. Pop., in 1831, 424. Poor rates, in 1837, £161.

Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.

Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850

Alderwasley, 11 m. N. Derby. P.398

Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.

Parish Registers

England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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England, Derbyshire, Alderwasley – Cemeteries ( 1 )
A transcript of the memorial inscriptions inside the church of All Saints and the cemetery at Alderwasley, Derbyshire
Author:    Derbyshire Family History Society

England, Derbyshire, Alderwasley – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Alderwasley, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Derbyshire, Alderwasley – Church records ( 1 )
England, Derbyshire, Alderwasley, All Saints Church, parish registers, 1936-1979
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Alderwasley (Derbyshire); Derbyshire Record Office

England, Derbyshire, Alderwasley – Genealogy ( 1 )
Alderwasley and the Hurts

England, Derbyshire, Alderwasley – Land and property ( 1 )
Alderwasley and the Hurts

England, Derbyshire, Alderwasley – Manors ( 1 )
Alderwasley and the Hurts

England, Derbyshire, Alderwasley – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Court books, 1529-1915
Author:    Manor of Alderwasley and Ashleyhay. Court (Derbyshire)

England, Derbyshire, Alderwasley – Schools ( 1 )
England, Derbyshire, Alderwasley, Aderwasley School, admission registers, 1890-1956
Author:    Alderwasley Church of England School (Alderwasley, Derbyshire); Derbyshire Record Office

Derbyshire Historical Directories

Administration

  • County: Derbyshire
  • Civil Registration District: Belper
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Lichfield
  • Rural Deanery: Wirksworth
  • Poor Law Union: Belper
  • Hundred: Appletree
  • Province: Canterbury