Cubley is a
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
of two closely linked villages six miles (10 km) south of
Ashbourne in
Derbyshire
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. Great Cubley and Little Cubley are known collectively as Cubley. The
parish church of St Andrew is roughly equidistant from the two, but is formally in Great Cubley. The church is Grade I listed.
The population of the civil parish (including Alkmonton) taken at the 2011 Census was 232.
History
Cubley is mentioned in the
Domesday book
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where it is spelt ''Cobelei''. The book says
[''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.747] under the title of "The lands of
Henry de Ferrers
Henry de Ferrers (died by 1100), magnate and administrator, was a Norman who after the 1066 Norman conquest was awarded extensive lands in England.
Origins
He was the eldest son of Vauquelin de Ferrers and in about 1040 inherited his father's ...
":
[Henry held a considerable number of manors including several in Derbyshire given to him by the ]King
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
. These included obviously Cubley, but also lands in Brailsford, Dalbury and Twyford."In Cubley Siward had two carucates
The carucate or carrucate ( lat-med, carrūcāta or ) was a medieval unit of land area approximating the land a plough team of eight oxen could till in a single annual season. It was known by different regional names and fell under different forms ...
of land to the geld
Geld may refer to:
* Gelding, equine castration
* Danegeld
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. There is land for two ploughs. There are now two ploughs in demesne and four villans and four bordars
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and one slave having one plough. There is a priest and a church and one mill rendering 12 pence and eight acres of meadow and woodland pasture one league
League or The League may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band
* ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football
Sports
* Sports league
* Rugby league, full contact footba ...
long and one league broad. TRE[TRE in ]Latin
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is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of King Edward before the Battle of Hastings
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. worth 100 shillings now 40 shillings. Ralph holds it."
Notable people
*
John Flower, a theologian, was born here in the seventeenth century.
* Michael Johnson, the father of the author
Samuel Johnson, was born here.
*
Roy Wood
Roy Wood (born 8 November 1946) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a ...
, musician (
The Move
The Move were a British rock band of the late 1960s and the early 1970s. They scored nine top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any real success in the United States. For most of their car ...
,
ELO,
Wizzard
Wizzard were an English rock band formed by Roy Wood, former member of the Move and co-founder of the Electric Light Orchestra. ''The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits'' states, "Wizzard was Roy Wood just as much as Wings was Paul McCartne ...
), lives in the former Howard Arms public house.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Cubley, Derbyshire
References
External links
Cubley at GENUKI
Civil parishes in Derbyshire
Derbyshire Dales
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