Cubley is a
parish of two closely linked villages six miles (10 km) south of
Ashbourne in
Derbyshire. 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 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 held a considerable number of manors including several in Derbyshire given to him by the King. These included obviously Cubley, but also lands in ]Brailsford
Brailsford () is a small red-brick village and civil parish in Derbyshire on the A52 midway between Derby and Ashbourne. The parish also includes Brailsford Green. The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,118. The village has a pub ...
, Dalbury and Twyford."In Cubley Siward had two carucates of land to the geld. There is land for two ploughs. There are now two ploughs in demesne
A demesne ( ) or domain was all the land retained and managed by a lord of the manor under the feudal system for his own use, occupation, or support. This distinguished it from land sub-enfeoffed by him to others as sub-tenants. The concept or ...
and four villans and four bordars 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 long and one league broad. TRE[TRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of ]King Edward King Edward may refer to:
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before the Battle of Hastings. 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
Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. The ''Oxford ...
, was born here.
*
Roy Wood, musician (
The Move,
ELO
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* Electric Light Orchestra, a British rock music group
** ''The Electric Light Orchestra'' (album), the group's debut album
** ''ELO 2'', the group's second album
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,
Wizzard), lives in the former Howard Arms public house.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Cubley, Derbyshire
Cubley is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains twelve listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is Engla ...
References
External links
Cubley at GENUKI
Civil parishes in Derbyshire
Derbyshire Dales
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