Stanton by Dale, also written as Stanton-by-Dale, is a village and

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in the south east of

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, England. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Stanton-by-Dale could mean 'Stony farm or settlement', stān (Old English) for stone or rock; and tūn (Old English) for an enclosure; farmstead; village; or an estate. It lies south of

Ilkeston Ilkeston is a town in the Borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England, on the River Erewash, from which the borough takes its name, with a population at the 2011 census of 38,640. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/texti ...

and north of

Sandiacre Sandiacre is a town and civil parish in the borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England adjoining the border with Nottinghamshire. The population of the town was 8,889 at the 2011 Census. The name Sandiacre is usua ...

. Since 1974 it has been part of the Erewash borough. The village is halfway between the cities of Derby and Nottingham , as the crow flies, from each city. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 505.

Early history

Mentioned in the

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Survey of 1086, Stanton-by-Dale is believed to derive its name from stone quarrying in the area. During the 13th and 14th centuries the church and much land in the parish was owned by nearby

Dale (Stanley Park) Abbey Dale Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Stanley Park, was a religious house, close to Ilkeston in Derbyshire. Its ruins are located at the village of Dale Abbey, which is named after it. Its foundation legend portrays it as developing from a h ...

. After its dissolution in 1538, the Abbey's property in Stanton was granted to the Babington family. In Elizabethan times, this was sold on to Michael Willoughby of Risley. Many local buildings contain stone which originated as part of the Abbey. St Michael's Church dates from about 1300, although it is not certain whether there was an earlier church on this site. The tower is fifteenth century.

Stanton and the Ironworks

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became Lord of the Manor in the eighteenth Century, eventually selling the parish to the Stanton Ironworks Company. Only workers at the Ironworks, a major local employer which dominated the area for over two centuries, were allowed to live in Stanton owned properties. In later years these houses were all painted 'Stanton Green', a colour still evident in the village. Stanton Ironworks became an international company as Stanton & Staveley, was nationalised as part of

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, de-nationalised and sold eventually to the French

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company. Production ceased at the works in 2007. It is commemorated throughout the UK and further afield by the many thousands of manhole covers and concrete street lamp standards bearing the words ’Stanton’ or ’Stanton and Staveley’.

Sport

Golf

Erewash Valley Golf Club, founded in 1905, is an 18 hole course set in 165 acres of prime parkland. It has a 16 acre practice area adjacent to the clubhouse as well as putting greens. In 2008 the clubhouse was vastly extended to allow for two bar restaurant areas, a new and enlarged locker and changing rooms.

Cricket

Stanton-by-Dale Cricket Club has a long history of recreational cricket dating back to 1868. However, there is a report of a game between Stanton-by-Dale and

dating back to 1848.The History of Cricket in Long Eaton, Sandiacre & Sawley, 1994, Keith Breakwell. Stanton-by-Dale CC is based at the end of School Lane on Crompton Ground, to the west of the village and filed two senior teams in the

Derbyshire County Cricket League The Premier Division of the Derbyshire County Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Derbyshire, England, and is a designated ECB Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Assoc ...

References

External links

Stanton Ironworks archive

Archive film - Stanton Ironworks in 1959 YouTube clip
Some of the villagers have produced a video describing a proposed 4000 house development and the associated planned access across

green belt A green belt is a policy and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighboring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or green wedges, which ...

land. These plans were thrown into uncertainty again recently (Autumn 2008).
A road to ruin - Protesters' Youtube clip

Current Planning Applications
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