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Sturston Hall
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Sturston, Derbyshire
Sturston is a small area of settlement in Derbyshire, England. It is located on the A517 road, east of Ashbourne. It is in the civil parish of Offcote and Underwood. Sturston Hall is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of two manors held by Ulfkell and Wodi, each manor being of half a carucate (a Danish land measure) each. The two manors were given to Henry de Ferrers after the Norman Conquest. By 1348 Sir Ralf Rochfort had inherited Sturston, with Grendon and Shenstone. He died childless, and in 1386 the estates passed to Sir William Chetwynd, 1st Lord Grendon of Ingestre in Staffordshire. Chetwynd sold the manor of Sturston to John Kniveton of Bradley, son of Sir John Kniveton and the hall stayed in the ownership of the Kniveton family for several hundred years. By 1630 Sir Gilbert Kniveton, 2nd Baronet High Sheriff of Derbyshire had inherited the Bradley and Sturston estates which were sold by 1655 to Francis Meynell a citizen and goldsmith of London. The estates passed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sturston, Norfolk
Sturston is a deserted village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some north of the town of Thetford and 25 miles south-west of the city of Norwich. The village became deserted when it was taken over by the British Army during the Second World War as part of the Stanford Battle Area, an infantry training area that is still in use today. The village and most of the parish are within a prohibited area and access is not allowed without special permission from the Army. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had no inhabitants. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ... of Breckland. References * Ordnance Survey (1999). ''OS Explorer Map 229 - Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |