Plumpton Park (Brailsford)
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 52.989875, -1.645573 |
| Adm. div. | Derbyshire |
| Vicinity | c. 750 m NE of Yeldersley Lane at start of road to Dam and Kismet Farms |
| Type | Area |
| Interest | Literary locale |
| Status | Defunct? |
| First Record | 1837 |
By {{subst:#realname:Henryfunk}}, {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}-{{subst:CURRENTMONTH}}-{{subst:CURRENTDAY2}}. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-02-10.
A close in Brailsford located c. 750 m NE of the point at Yeldersley Lane where the road to Dam and Kismet Farms begins was known as Plumpton Park in 1837. This is also the name in the Gest of Robyn Hode of an area – probably near the home of the knight Sir Richard at the Lee – where King Edward discovers to his chagrin that Robin Hood has severely depleted the stock of deer. Though this latter Plumpton Park is most probably to be thought of as the locality in Lancashire, this is not entirely certain, and it seems best, therefore, to record all occurrences of the name.
The field name occurs in the tithe award for parish of Brailsford, where the landowner is recorded as 'Ferrers', i.e. Washington Shirley, 8th Earl Ferrers (1760–1842),[1] the occupier as John Wallbank, and the state of cultivation is listed as 'Arable' and the area as 3 acres, 2 roods and 24 perches (14771.03 m2). Two other plots figure as 'Plumpton Close'[2]
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
MS sources
- 1837 tithe award for the parish of Brailsford, online at the Genealogist, piece 08, sub-piece 035, image 026, #114; and see piece 08, sub-piece 035, image 018, #787, #793 (subscription required)
- accompanying map, online at the Genealogist, piece 08, sub-piece 035, sub-image 001, #114, #787, #793 (subscription required).
Maps
- 25" O.S. map of Baslow And Bubnell parish, Derbyshire (1950s) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Derbyshire XLIII.12 (1880; surveyed 1880)
- 25" O.S. map Derbyshire XLIII.12 (1900; rev. 1898–99)
- 25" O.S. map Derbyshire XLIII.12 (1922; rev. 1920)
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XLIII.SE (1885; surveyed 1880)
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XLIII.NE (1900; rev. 1898) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XLIII.SE (1901; rev. 1898–99)
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XLIII (1924; rev. 1920)
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XLIII (c. 1944–48; rev. 1938).
Background
Also see
Notes
- ↑ Wikipedia: Washington Shirley, 8th Earl Ferrers.
- ↑ 1837 tithe award for the parish of Brailsford, online at the Genealogist, piece 08, sub-piece 035, image 026, #114, and see #114, #787, #793 (subscription required); accompanying map, online at the Genealogist, piece 08, sub-piece 035, sub-image 001, #114, #787, #793 (subscription required).