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Catton Hall
Catton Hall is a country house near the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire, within the civil parish of Catton. It gives its postal address as Walton-on-Trent although there was a village of Catton at one time. It is a Grade II* listed building. The Manor of Catton was acquired at the beginning of the 15th century by Roger Horton. Members of the family served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire. In the 19th century Anne Beatrix Horton, heiress of the estate, married Robert Wilmot thus creating the Wilmot-Horton family. On the death of the fifth Wilmot-Horton Baronet in 1887, the estate passed to his niece Augusta-Theresa who married in 1851 to Rev. Arthur Henry Anson, rector of Potterhanworth, Lincolnshire and son of Hon. Rev. Frederick Anson, Dean of Chester, born at the Anson family home Shugborough Hall. Catton Hall is now owned by the Neilson family, descendants of Anson-Horton family, descendants of the fifth Baronet, Rev. Sir George Wilmot-Horton. The manor house whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catton, Derbyshire
Catton is a civil parish within the South Derbyshire district, which is in the county of Derbyshire, England. Overwhelmingly rural, its population is reported alongside the adjacent parish of Coton in the Elms for a total of 896 residents in 2011. The parish is north west of London, south west of the county city of Derby, and south west of the nearest market town of Burton upon Trent. Being on the edge of the county border, it shares a boundary with the parishes of Coton in the Elms, Lullington, Derbyshire, Lullington and Walton-on-Trent, Walton upon Trent in Derbyshire, as well as Barton-under-Needwood, Edingale and Wychnor in Staffordshire. Catton Hall, a historic country house and the surrounding Catton Park are notable for hosting several annual events. Geography Location Catton parish is surrounded by the following local Derbyshire and Staffordshire places: * Walton upon Trent to the north * Croxall and Edingale, both in Staffordshire to the south * Coton in the Elm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potterhanworth
Potterhanworth is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 839. It is situated south-east from Lincoln. The hamlet of Potterhanworth Booths is part of the Potterhanworth civil parish. In the 2001 Census the population of the whole parish was recorded as 648 in 257 households. Potterhanworth appears in the ''Domesday'' survey as "Haneworde". In Old English this meant "Hana's homestead" or "Hana's farmstead". It is part of the " Langoe Wapentake". By 1334 it was known as Potter Hanworth because of the presence of a large pottery, and the two words did not coalesce until the 1950s. Some local people refer to the village as 'Potter'. The nearest settlements are Nocton to the south, Branston to the north-west, and Potterhanworth Booths to the north-east. The village is at the junction of the B1202 the B1178 roads. The Peterborough to Lincoln railway linpasses to the west. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II* Listed Buildings In Derbyshire
The county of Derbyshire is divided into nine districts. The districts of Derbyshire are High Peak, Derbyshire Dales, South Derbyshire, Erewash, Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Bolsover, and Derby. As there are 460 Grade II* listed buildings in the county they have been split into separate lists for each district. * Grade II* listed buildings in Amber Valley * Grade II* listed buildings in Bolsover (district) * Grade II* listed buildings in Chesterfield * Grade II* listed buildings in Derby * Grade II* listed buildings in Derbyshire Dales * Grade II* listed buildings in Erewash * Grade II* listed buildings in High Peak * Grade II* listed buildings in North East Derbyshire * Grade II* listed buildings in South Derbyshire See also * Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire There are over 9000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Derbyshire, sub-divided by district. Amber Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Catton, Derbyshire
Catton is a civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains five listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The most important building in the parish is Catton Hall Catton Hall is a country house near the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire, within the civil parish of Catton. It gives its postal address as Walton-on-Trent although there was a village of Catton at one time. It is a Grade II* listed ..., which is listed at Grade II*. All the other listed buildings are associated with the hall, and consist of the kitchen garden walls, two stable ranges and a chapel. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Catton, Derbyshire Lists of listed buildings in Derbyshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II* Listed Buildings In South Derbyshire
There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the district of South Derbyshire in Derbyshire. List of buildings See also * Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire * Grade II* listed buildings in Amber Valley * Grade II* listed buildings in Bolsover (district) * Grade II* listed buildings in Chesterfield * Grade II* listed buildings in Derby * Grade II* listed buildings in Derbyshire Dales * Grade II* listed buildings in Erewash * Grade II* listed buildings in High Peak There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the district of High Peak in Derbyshire. List of buildings See also * Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire * Grade II ... * Grade II* listed buildings in North East Derbyshire Notes External links {{DEFAULTSORT:South Derbyshire Lists of Grade II* listed buildings in Derb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bearded Theory
Bearded Theory's Spring Gathering, also known as Bearded Theory, is an independent music festival which has no sponsorship or branding that takes place every May on the South Derbyshire, West Midland and Staffordshire border in the National Forest in Britain. The festival is organised by Bearded Theory and was first held in 2008. The festival has nine stages which are the large supernova type Main Stage (similar to the Park or Other Stage at Glastonbury), The Pallet, The Woodland, Magical Sounds, Showcase Stage (introducing stage) The Maui Waui Stage, The Ship, Convoy Cabaret, Something Else Stage, Rogues Hideout and the festival also hosts a Cinema, Craft Village, Healing Area, smaller DJ venues, several public real ale bars, several cocktail or gin bars, Festival School, Children's Village and a Victorian Funfair. The festival has several campsites and campervan fields, multiple arena areas and are all spread over 250 acres at Catton Park. On 20 March 2020, it was announced th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodstock Open Air
Bloodstock Open Air is a British heavy metal music, heavy metal rock festival, festival held annually at Catton Hall in Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, since 2005. Originally held indoors for one day with two stages, the festival started in 2001 at the Derby Assembly Rooms and has expanded over the years. It became an outdoor event in 2005. By 2019, it had five stages and a capacity of 15,000. History Originally on one stage only, the festival expanded to incorporate a second stage in 2006. Known simply as The Unsigned Stage, it was designed to provide a platform for the next generation of metal talent to reach a wider audience. In 2010 it was renamed The New Blood Stage. 2007 saw further expansion with the addition of a third stage, originally called The Lava Stage, which in 2009 became the Murder of Sophie Lancaster, Sophie Lancaster Stage. In 2010 the capacity of this stage was increased and it became the festival's second stage. Bloodstock Open Air was conceived as an extens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calke Abbey
Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, in the care of the charitable National Trust. The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII. The present building, named Calke Abbey in 1808, was never actually an abbey, but is a Baroque mansion built between 1701 and 1704. The house was owned by the Harpur family for nearly 300 years until it was passed to the Trust in 1985 in lieu of death duties. Today, the house is open to the public and many of its rooms are deliberately displayed in the state of decline in which the house was handed to the Trust. History Calke Priory was founded by Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester some time between 1115 and 1120 and was dedicated to St Giles; d'Avranches had inherited from his father vast estates in both England and Normandy, of which Calke and many of the surrounding villages were part. The Priory was initially an independent community, but after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House is a stately home in the Derbyshire Dales, north-east of Bakewell and west of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield, England. The seat of the Duke of Devonshire, it has belonged to the House of Cavendish, Cavendish family since 1549. It stands on the east bank of the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent, across from hills between the Derwent and River Wye, Derbyshire, Wye valleys, amid parkland backed by wooded hills that rise to heather moorland. The house holds major collections of paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculptures and books. Chosen several times as Britain's favourite country house, it is a Grade I listed property from the 17th century, altered in the 18th and 19th centuries. In 2011–2012 it underwent a £14-million restoration. The owner is the Chatsworth House Trust, an independent charitable foundation, on behalf of the Cavendish family. History 11th–16th centuries The name 'Chatsworth' is a corruption of ''Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catton Hall
Catton Hall is a country house near the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire, within the civil parish of Catton. It gives its postal address as Walton-on-Trent although there was a village of Catton at one time. It is a Grade II* listed building. The Manor of Catton was acquired at the beginning of the 15th century by Roger Horton. Members of the family served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire. In the 19th century Anne Beatrix Horton, heiress of the estate, married Robert Wilmot thus creating the Wilmot-Horton family. On the death of the fifth Wilmot-Horton Baronet in 1887, the estate passed to his niece Augusta-Theresa who married in 1851 to Rev. Arthur Henry Anson, rector of Potterhanworth, Lincolnshire and son of Hon. Rev. Frederick Anson, Dean of Chester, born at the Anson family home Shugborough Hall. Catton Hall is now owned by the Neilson family, descendants of Anson-Horton family, descendants of the fifth Baronet, Rev. Sir George Wilmot-Horton. The manor house whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shugborough Hall
Shugborough Hall is a stately home near Great Haywood, Staffordshire, England. The hall is situated on the edge of Cannock Chase, about east of Stafford and from Rugeley. The estate was owned by the Bishops of Lichfield until the dissolution of the monasteries, upon which it passed through several hands before being purchased in 1624 by William Anson, a local lawyer and ancestor of the Earls of Lichfield. The estate remained in the Anson family for three centuries. Following the death of the 4th Earl of Lichfield in 1960, the estate was allocated to the National Trust in lieu of death duties, and then immediately leased to Staffordshire County Council. Management of the estate was returned to the National Trust in 2016. It is open to the public and comprises the hall, museum, kitchen garden and a model farm. History upAdmiral George Anson, 1st Baron Anson The Shugborough estate was owned by the Bishops of Lichfield until the dissolution of the monasteries around 1540, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Locality"; downloaded froCheshire West and Chester: Population Profiles, 17 May 2019 it is the most populous settlement of Cheshire West and Chester (a unitary authority which had a population of 329,608 in 2011) and serves as its administrative headquarters. It is also the historic county town of Cheshire and the second-largest settlement in Cheshire after Warrington. Chester was founded in 79 AD as a "castrum" or Roman fort with the name Deva Victrix during the reign of Emperor Vespasian. One of the main army camps in Roman Britain, Deva later became a major civilian settlement. In 689, King Æthelred of Mercia founded the Minster Church of West Mercia, which later became Chester's first cathedral, and the Angles extended and strengthene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
