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Sinfin
Sinfin is a suburb of Derby, England, southwest of the city centre on its southern outskirts. The ward, which includes Osmaston as well as Sinfin itself, had a population of 15,128 in 2011. Historically, Sinfin and Osmaston were separate villages before being swallowed up by the expansion of Derby. Osmaston is characterised by inter-war housing developments while much of the housing in Sinfin is post-war. Between the two suburbs lies a more industrialised area dominated by the Rolls-Royce works. History Sinfin is recorded in the Domesday Book produced in 1086''Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.748 as Sedenfeld as a manor that belonged to baron Henry de Ferrers. Mention is made of two carucates of land assessed to the geld; land for one plough and two villeins having another and of of meadow. The land was valued at ten shillings. Its undertenant was named William, later William de Rolleston, a vassal to Henry de Ferrers, who displaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby
Derby ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original county town. As a unitary authority, Derby is administratively independent from Derbyshire County Council. The population of Derby is (). The Romans established the town of Derventio Coritanorum, Derventio, which was later captured by the Anglo-Saxons and then by the Vikings who made one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era and was home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory and it contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the Rail transport in Great Britain, British rail industry. Despite having a Derby Cathedral, cathedral since 1927, Derby did not gain City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Derby (Blagreaves And Sinfin Wards)
Blagreaves and Sinfin are electoral wards in the city of Derby, England. The wards contain three listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database of protected heritage assets. It includes details of all English listed buildings, scheduled monuments, register of historic parks and gardens, protected shipwrecks, .... The lowest of the three designations for "buildings of national importance and special interest," Grade II is used for all of the listed structures. The wards are adjacent to each other to the south of the city centre. The listed buildings consist of a commercial block, a statue and a pillbox. __NOTOC__ Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Derby (Blagreaves and Sinfin Wards) Lists of listed buildings in Derbyshire Listed buildings in Derby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Derby Academy
City of Derby Academy (formerly Sinfin Community School) is a mixed secondary school located in the Sinfin area of Derby in the English county of Derbyshire. Previously administered by Derby City Council, Sinfin Community School converted to academy status on 1 June 2013 and was renamed City of Derby Academy. The school is now part of QEGSMAT (Multi Academy Trust) City of Derby Academy offers GCSEs The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a range of subjects taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, having been introduced in September 1986 and its first exams taken in 1988. State schools ... and vocational subjects as programmes of study for pupils. The school is smaller than the average-sized secondary school and has a capacity of 1050. The proportion of students whose first language is not English is nearly half, which is well above average. The proportion of students from ethnic minority backgrounds is also above ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Derby City Council Election
The 2015 Derby City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Derby City Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party increased its majority on the council by gaining two seats. Election results All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2011 election. Ward results Abbey Allestree Alvaston Arboretum Blagreaves Boulton Chaddesden Chellaston Darley Derwent Littleover Mackworth Note: Lisa Higginbottom was elected as a Labour councillor at the previous election in 2011, but resigned to sit as an independent in October 2013. Mickleover Normanton Oakwood Sinfin Spondon References {{Derbyshire elections Derby May 2015 in the United Kingdom 2015 2015 was designated by the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby South (UK Parliament Constituency)
Derby South () is a constituency formed of part of the city of Derby, most recently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Baggy Shanker of the Labour and Co-op Party. Previous MP, Margaret Beckett, served the constituency for 41 years (from 1983 to 2024). She served under the Labour governments of Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. She became interim Leader of the Labour Party in 1994 when John Smith suddenly died. She also served in the Opposition front bench under Neil Kinnock and Smith himself. Boundaries Derby city centre has been in this constituency since 1974; from 1950 it had been in Derby North. Historic 1950–1955: The County Borough of Derby wards of Alvaston, Arboretum, Castle, Dale, Litchurch, Normanton, Osmaston, and Peartree. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Derby wards of Alvaston, Arboretum, Castle, Dale, Litchurch, Normanton, Osmaston, and Peartree, and the parish of Littleover in the Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenson Fields
Stenson Fields is a semi-rural suburban housing development and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The parish is contiguous with Sinfin, a southern area of Derby, but is outside the city boundary. Stenson Fields is located approximately south-southwest of Derby city centre. The housing in the area largely dates from the 1970s onwards. The parish was created in 1983 from parts of the neighbouring Barrow upon Trent and Twyford and Stenson parishes. Together with Twyford and Stenson, Stenson Fields is part of South Derbyshire district's Stenson electoral ward. Stenson Fields was formally in the Ticknall ward, which stretched from the Derby City boundary to the Leicestershire County line. There is one school in the parish, Stenson Fields Primary Community School, although a further two schools are planned, one primary and one secondary. There is presently one place of worship, Stenson Fields Christian Fellowship, which is an independent evangel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmaston, Derby
Osmaston is a suburb of Derby, in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England. It is about 3 miles south of the city centre. It is written in the Domesday Book as ''Osmundestune''. In 1307, the manor of Osmaston was granted to Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand, Robert Holland. It was the location of Osmaston Hall, the residence of the Wilmot baronets, Wilmot baronets of Osmaston. History There are two places called Osmaston in Derbyshire. This Osmaston and another in the Derbyshire Dales. It has been this way for at least 900 years. Both places are mentioned in the Domesday Book and are called ''Osmundestune''. The manor in Derby was the home of the ancient family of the Wilmot baronets.Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland . ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Moult
Edward Walker Moult (11 February 1926 – 3 September 1986) was a British farmer at Scaddows Farm near Ticknall, Derbyshire, who became a radio and television personality. Early life Moult was born on 11 February 1926 in Derby. He left Derby School at 17 in 1944, and by age 22 had his first dairy farm in Sinfin, on the outskirts of the city. He has been credited with the concept of "pick-your-own" strawberries at his farm: he began in 1961, and always made a point of greeting his customers. Career Moult first came to public attention in the 1950s on BBC Radio's general knowledge quiz ''Brain of Britain'', though he was knocked out in the first round. He consolidated his fame with appearances on discussion programmes such as ''Any Questions?'' and panel games such as ''What Do You Know?, Ask Me Another'', and was a household name by the mid-1960s. The presenter Franklin Engelmann gave him the nickname Ticknall Ted. In December 1959, he was the week's castaway on BBC Radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolls-Royce Holdings
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British Multinational corporation, multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and distributes power systems for aviation and other industries. Rolls-Royce is the world's second-largest maker of aircraft engines (after CFM International) and has major businesses in the marine propulsion and Energy industry, energy sectors. Rolls-Royce was the world's 16th largest Arms industry, defence contractor in 2018 when measured by defence revenues. The company is also the world's fourth largest commercial aircraft engine manufacturer, with a 12% market share . Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange, where it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. At the close of London trading on 11 February 2025, the company had a market capitalisation of Pounds sterling, £52.66bn, the 11th-largest of any company with a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th Census in the United Kingdom, UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194. The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Detailed results by region, council area, ward and ONS coding system, output area are available from their respective websites. Organisation Similar to previous UK censuses, the 2001 census was organised by the three statistical agencies, ONS, GROS, and NISRA, and coordinated at the national level by the Office for National Statistics. The Order in Council#Orders in Council as Statutory Instruments, Orders in Council to conduct the census, specifying the people and information to be included in the census, were made under the authority of the Census Act 1920 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
