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Elmton is a linear village in the parish of
Elmton-with-Creswell Elmton with Creswell is a civil parish in the Bolsover (district), Bolsover district in Derbyshire, England. It covers the villages of Elmton, Creswell, Derbyshire, Creswell and Creswell Model Village. According to Census data in 2001, Elmton wit ...
in the
Bolsover district Bolsover District is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It is named after the town of Bolsover, which is near the geographic centre of the district, but the council is based in Clowne. At the 2011 Census, the district had a pop ...
of Derbyshire approximately equidistant from Bolsover Castle and Creswell Crags.


History

There is evidence of human habitation in the area from the Ice Age, an Iron Age fort and possibly a Roman camp. A Roman ring found in Elmton is on display in
Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery is a local museum and art gallery in the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. The hall was named in honour of the British railway pioneer George Stephenson and the museum has a small collection of obj ...
. The village was named ''Helmetune'' in Anglo Saxon times after the large number of elm trees that were once a major feature. By the time of the Domesday Survey in 1086 the village was a manor belonging to
Walter D'Aincourt Walter D'Aincourt (or Walter Deincourt or d'Eyncourt) was a landholder in Derby under King Edward the Confessor in 1065/1066. Later in 1066, he fought for William the Conqueror against Harold Godwinson and was rewarded with a large number of manor ...
.''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.750 The Victoria County History has published a detailed online account of the history of Elmton from ancient times. In 1707,
Jedediah Buxton Jedediah Buxton (1707–1772) was a noted English mental calculator, born at Elmton, near Creswell, in Derbyshire.W. W. Rouse Ball (1960) ''Calculating Prodigies'', in Mathematical Recreations and Essays, Macmillan, New York, chapter 13. Life ...
, the legendary mental calculator, was born here (a blue plaque was erected in his honour in 2011 after a public poll). Much of the village was rebuilt in the middle of the 19th century when the local estate changed ownership: the 1886/7 Ordnance Survey map shows the village soon after this period. Although there has been some redevelopment and infilling since WW2, the village remains similar in size and form to this day. Once belonging to the Dukes of Portland of Welbeck Abbey, the surrounding tenant farms today form part of the estates of
Chatsworth House Chatsworth House is a stately home in the Derbyshire Dales, north-east of Bakewell and west of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield, England. The seat of the Duke of Devonshire, it has belonged to the House of Cavendish, Cavendish family sin ...
. Village wells are decorated with flowers in the Derbyshire well dressing tradition in late June / early July each year. Well dressings coincide with the National Gardens Scheme (NGS) Open Gardens with several village gardens open to the public raising money for national nursing charities such as Macmillan. There is also an exhibition and cream teas are served in the Schoolroom. Elmton has been voted Best Small Village in the East Midlands in Bloom competition in 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 with a Judges Award in 2011 for measures to protect the
Bee Orchid Bee orchid is a common name for several orchids and may refer to: *'' Cottonia peduncularis'', a species of orchid from India and Sri Lanka *'' Diuris carinata'', a species of orchid from the south-west of Western Australia *'' Ida barringtoniae'', ...
. The village was a finalist in the RHS Britain in Bloom competition in 2018. With just 64 residents, Elmton was the smallest community in the competition; it won a silver gilt award and came 5th= out of 10 finalists in the Village category.In 2019, the village won a gold award in the RHS East Midlands in Bloom competition. The Elm Tree Inn, Elmton was voted the Best Traditional Pub in Derbyshire at the Derbyshire Food and Drinks Awards 2011. The Elmton Community Association has published an online village trail.


Natural history

The church and most of the older properties are built out of the local magnesian limestone. The limestone provides a habitat with rare flora and fauna, such as the
Bee Orchid Bee orchid is a common name for several orchids and may refer to: *'' Cottonia peduncularis'', a species of orchid from India and Sri Lanka *'' Diuris carinata'', a species of orchid from the south-west of Western Australia *'' Ida barringtoniae'', ...
. The village is also close to the limestone valleys and gorges of Hollinhill and Markland Grips, a nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest managed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. The elm trees that gave the village its name fell victim to Dutch Elm Disease and were felled in the 1970s. On 17 November 2012, residents planted a sapling on the village green from an elm that withstood the disease in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.


Church

The
Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
parish church is dedicated to St Peter. It was rebuilt in 1773; it is a simple Georgian building with an unfinished tower and a pulpit with a sounding board. It contains an organ made by Charles Brindley of Sheffield in 1865, which was restored by Martin Goetze and Dominic Gwynn in 2005. The church contains a drawing of
Jedediah Buxton Jedediah Buxton (1707–1772) was a noted English mental calculator, born at Elmton, near Creswell, in Derbyshire.W. W. Rouse Ball (1960) ''Calculating Prodigies'', in Mathematical Recreations and Essays, Macmillan, New York, chapter 13. Life ...
made by a Miss Maria Hartley in 1764.


See also

*
Listed buildings in Elmton with Creswell Elmton with Creswell is a civil parish in the Bolsover District of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains ten Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is lis ...


References


External links


Elmton photographs (link to flickr)

View images and descriptions of listed buildings in Elmton on Images of England website

Old Elmton photographs on Picture the Past website

Elm Tree Inn website
{{authority control Villages in Derbyshire Bolsover District