| Weston Underwood | |
|---|---|
 Weston Underwood | |
  Weston Underwood Location within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 374 (2011)_ |
| OS grid reference | SK2942 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ashbourne |
| Postcode district | DE6 |
| Dialling code | 01335 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Weston Underwood is an agricultural village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire. The population of the Civil Parish (comprising the Villages of Weston Underwood, Muggington and Muggington Lane End) as taken at the 2011 Census was 374.[1] It is just over five miles (8 km) from Derby. Nearby places are Mugginton, Kedleston Hall and Carsington Water.
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History
Weston Underwood is mentioned in the Domesday Book.[2]
In 1086, the book notes that
"In Weston Underwood, Wolfsige had 1 carucate of land to the geld. There is land for one plough. There is now one ploughs in demesne and six villans and six bordars have two ploughs.Therebare six acres of pasture and woodland pasture a league long and half a league broad. Value was 40 shillings now twenty shillings. Gulbert holds it for Ralph de Buron."
See also
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.752
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This page was last edited on 16 December 2022, at 13:16