Boulton is a suburb and local government ward of the city of

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, and is located about four miles to the south-east of Derby city centre. It is closely associated with the neighbouring suburb of

Alvaston Alvaston (/ˈɒlvəstən/ or /ˈælvəstən/) is a village and ward of Derby, England. Alvaston is situated on the A6, three miles south-east of Derby city centre and probably owes its name to Allwald. It is bordered to the north by the ...

and comes under the "Alvaston" postal dependent locality and code sector (DE24 0). The land at Boulton is recorded as belonging to Ralph fitzHubert in 1086.''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.752 Boulton is represented on Derby City Council by three councillors. It has an Anglican church dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, a Baptist church and a Grade II

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called Nunsfield House.

History

Hundreds of years ago, most of the area consisted of fields and farmland area.

The Anglican Church

The Anglican church, more usually called Boulton St. Mary's, was built about the year 1150 by the Sacheverell family who were owners of the Manor of Boulton at that time. Following a long period of dispute the church became a chapel of ease in 1281 to St. Peter's in Derby, this being brought about by the ambitions of the all-powerful abbot of

Darley Abbey Darley Abbey is a former historic mill village, now a suburb of the city of Derby, England. It is located approximately north of the city centre, on the west bank of the River Derwent, and forms part of the Darley ward along with Little Che ...

. The church is now within the

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. The

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which forms the main entrance to the churchyard on Boulton Lane is a war memorial to those of the parish who gave their lives in the

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of 1914 to 1919. The church has been altered and extended during its long history but still retains some of the original Norman fabric.

Nunsfield House

Nunsfield House, also on Boulton Lane, was built in 1828 by Mr Charles Holbrook and after subsequent owners and tenants it passed into the hands of Derbyshire County Council and later still (1996) to Derby City Council. The house is used for community purposes and in 1935 a community hall called the Jubilee Room was added. A small and cramped outbuilding was used as the local library for about 50 years and despite the difficult accommodation, the library was extremely popular. A modern library with computer terminals and Internet access is now available and located in the main Alvaston shopping centre.

Boulton Moor

Boulton Moor is a distinct, highly sought-after area. Part of this area is outside the city boundary and is in the civil parish of Elvaston in

South Derbyshire South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The population of the local authority at the 2011 Census was 94,611. It contains a third of the National Forest, and the council offices are in Swadlincote. The district ...

. A Site of Special Scientific Interest known as Boulton Moor SSSIBoulton SSSI
is situated in the agricultural land which borders the residential area of Boulton.

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