Arleston is a
hamlet in the
South Derbyshire district of
Derbyshire, England, about south of the centre of
Derby. It is located northwest of
Barrow upon Trent
Barrow upon Trent is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England with a business park planned for the outskirts of the village. The village is south of Derby, and between the River Trent (to the south) and ...
and is part of that village's
civil parish. The
Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire in north-central England. It is a "narrow canal" for the vast majority of its length, but at the extremities to the east of Burton upon Trent and north of Middle ...
passes through Arleston.
Description
Arleston's population is 46 and it is merely seventeen houses clustered together surrounded by farmland, seven of which lie around Arleston Farm to the north of the settlement and the remaining ten to the south of the settlement in the vicinity of Arleston House. These nine include Merrybower Farm and the three Merrybower Cottages historically associated with the farm.
Arleston (then ''Elsetune'') is mentioned in the
Domesday book as belonging to
Henry de Ferrers[Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including ]Doveridge
Doveridge is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, near the border with Staffordshire and about east of Uttoxeter. Its name may come from its having a bridge over the river Dove (i.e. Dove(B)ridge), a tributary of the River ...
, Breaston
Breaston ( ) is a large village and civil parish in the Erewash district, in the south-east of Derbyshire and lies approximately east of the city of Derby and west of the city of Nottingham. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2 ...
, Duffield and Hartshorne. and being worth forty shillings.
[''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.750] In the past monks from the
Knights Templar
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are reported
['The Church of St Andrew Twyford' An eight page brochure published by the church. Available May 2007] to have had a house, known as
Barrow Camera
Barrow Camera was a Knights Hospitaller foundation in the parish of Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire, England.'The Church of St Andrew Twyford' An eight page brochure published by the church. Available May 2007
A Camera is: ''"A residence used d ...
, here where they administered charity work at the
local ferry crossing.
Arleston Lane, a road heading south through
Sinfin
Sinfin is a suburb of Derby, England, southwest of the city centre on its southern outskirts. The ward, which includes Osmaston as well as Sinfin itself, had a population of 15,128 in 2011. Historically, Sinfin and Osmaston were separate vill ...
and
Stenson Fields, narrows to become a single track which leads off into the countryside, passing over the A50 on a narrow bridge. A small road leads off the left of Arleston Lane, leading to Arleston Farm and its surrounding houses before continuing to a major road about 0.75 miles away near the Ragley Boat Stop inn. Arleston Lane continues south towards Arleston House and its surrounding buildings, then over the Trent & Mersey canal and railway to Merrybower Farm and its cottages which lie at the southernmost extent of the hamlet. There is no public transport in Arleston.
See also
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Listed buildings in Barrow upon Trent
Barrow upon Trent is a civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains twelve listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE ...
References
External links
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Hamlets in Derbyshire
South Derbyshire District