South Darley is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales. It is a largely rural parish and covers the villages of Darley Bridge, Wensley and the hamlets of Oker and Snitterton. South Darley lies west of Matlock and east of Winster. The River Derwent forms the north-eastern boundary of South Darley parish with Darley Dale parish on the other bank. About two thirds of the parish lies within the Peak District.

South Darley
South Darley Village Hall and School
South Darley is located in Derbyshire
South Darley
South Darley
Location within Derbyshire
Civil parish
  • South Darley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMATLOCK
Dialling code01629
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°08′56″N 1°36′00″W / 53.149°N 1.600°W / 53.149; -1.600

South Darley Village Hall is located in the Cross Green area of Darley Bridge and was opened in 1932. It stands next to South Darley Church of England Primary School and opposite Cross Green Plantation.[1][2]

The parish contains a Grade-II listed church, St Mary the Virgin.[3]

History

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South Darley was an urban district from 1894 until it was abolished and merged to form Matlock Urban District in 1934.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "South Darley, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "South Darley". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ Stuff, Good. "Church of St Mary, Matlock, Derbyshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes South Darley UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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  Media related to South Darley at Wikimedia Commons

Further reading

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  • Taylor, Keith and Brown, Trevor (2000) A Derbyshire Parish at War: South Darley and the Great War 1914-1918 (p244). Derbyshire: Country Books. ISBN 1-898941-53-X
  • Taylor , Keith and Brown, Trevor (2001) A Derbyshire Parish at Peace and War: South Darley 1925-1955 (p304). Derbyshire: Country Books. ISBN 1-898941-59-9
  • Taylor, Keith (2002) Darley Dale Remembered: through 50 years of war and peace (448p). Derbyshire: Country Books. ISBN 1-898941-79-3