Stanton, Derbyshire Family History Guide

Stanton is a chapelry of Youlgreave Ancient Parish in Derbyshire.

Other places in the parish include: Stanton with Stanton Lees, Stanton Woodhouse, Stanton Hillside and Pilhough.

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  • Parish registers: None
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: None

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

STANTON, a township-chapelry, with a village, in Youlgreave parish, Derby; 1½ mile SW of Rowsley r. station, and 3½ SSE of Bakewell. Post town, Bakewell.

Acres, 1,838. Real property, £2,787. Pop., 716. Houses, 158.

The manor, with S.-Hall, belongs to W. P. Thornhill, Esq. S.-Wood House is a seat of the Duke of Rutland. S.-Lees, S.-Hillside, Pilbrough, and Congreave also are prominent places.

The living is a p. curacy, united with Rowtor, in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, not reported. Patron, W. P. Thornhill, Esq. The church was built in 1839, and has a tower and spire.

There are a dissenting chapel and a free school.

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

Parish Registers

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

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

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