Temple Normanton is a village and a

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in the

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district in

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, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 490. The village sits on a prominent hilltop three miles (5 km) south of

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. It is composed of two villages formerly known as North Normanton and Little Normanton. It is close to the villages of

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Holmewood Holmewood is a village in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. Historically a coal mining village, it has close links to the villages of Heath, North Wingfield and Temple Normanton. It is in the civil parish of Heath and ...

, Grassmoor and the

Sutton cum Duckmanton Sutton cum Duckmanton is a civil parish in Derbyshire, England, between Bolsover and Chesterfield in the district of North East Derbyshire. The village has a parish church, a pub, The Arkwright Arms, and a parish council. Sutton cum Duckmanton ...

. The Chesterfield suburb of

Hasland Hasland is a suburb in the Borough of Chesterfield in the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. Hasland is located south of Spital, east of Birdholme and north of Grassmoor. Hasland is a ward of the Borough of Chesterfield. The ward popul ...

is close by. The Manor of Normanton at the time of the

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was in the hands of the King. Later, it passed to the Order of the

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from whom it derived its prefix 'Temple'. When the Knights Templar were dissolved in the early 14th century, the land and property of the village passed to the Order of the Hospital of St. John at Yeaveley Preceptory. Later,

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charged the Order of St. John with disloyalty, and it was dissolved. The village then passed to the hands of the crown. In 1846,

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was Lord of the Manor and principal owner. At the time the village had of land, 29 houses and 132 inhabitants. In the Borough Library at

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is held a parchment roll comprising 70 sheets stitched together. This records the proceedings of the Manor Court of Temple Normanton from 1447 to 1518.

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is mentioned as a Knight of St. John, and many of the roads listed in the roll are still traceable on present day

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maps. Early in the industrial age the area became known for

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, with numerous

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located in the vicinity. These included the massive ''Bonds Main Colliery'' which lasted from 1896 to 1949. The Chesterfield loop of the

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which also ran through the area, opened in June 1892. A ''Bonds Main Platform'' was provided for mine workers, but the nearest public station was located in Grassmoor and this closed in October 1940. The line itself closing to passenger traffic in March 1963. Sections remained for a while serving the various collieries but as these closed, so the line disappeared completely. Modern Temple Normanton includes a primary school, a church, a cemetery and a MOT garage, but no shops. There are also regular buses to

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and

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References

External links

Official parish website: http://www.templenormanton.org.uk/ North East Derbyshire District Villages in Derbyshire {{Derbyshire-geo-stub

See also

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