Edlaston and Wyaston is a civil parish within the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The parish includes the villages of Edlaston and Wyaston. In 2011 the parish had a population of 220,[1] which increased to 241 in the census of 2021.[2] It is 120 miles (190 km) north west of London, 11 miles (18 km) north west of the county city of Derby, and 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) south of the market town of Ashbourne. Edlaston and Wyaston touches the parishes of Clifton and Compton, Osmaston, Rodsley, Shirley, Snelston and Yeaveley.[3] There are seven listed buildings in Edlaston and Wyaston.[4]
| Edlaston and Wyaston | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
 Saint James Church, Edlaston | |
 Parish map | |
  Edlaston and Wyaston Location within Derbyshire | |
| Area | 2.14 sq mi (5.5 km2) [1] |
| Population | 241 (2021) |
| • Density | 113/sq mi (44/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK 185423 |
| • London | 120 mi (190 km) SE |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Places | |
| Post town | ASHBOURNE |
| Postcode district | DE6 |
| Dialling code | 01335 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | edlastonwyaston |
Toponymy
editEdlaston: Appears to derive from 'Eadwulf's farm'. This was reported in Domesday as Dulvestune, before a recognisable modern form appearing in public records from the 12th century.[5]
Wyaston: Also in Domesday, as Widerdestune, meaning 'Wīgh(e)ard's farm'.[6]
Edlaston and Wyaston, as an ecclesiastical and subsequent political entity, the two settlements have been combined as a parish since medieval times.[7]
Geography
editLocation
editEdlaston and Wyaston is surrounded by the following local areas:
- Clifton to the north
- Hales Green, Rodsley and Yeavesley to the south
- Osmaston and Shirley to the east
- Snelston to the west.
The parish is roughly bounded by Dobbinhorse Lane along the north, the A515 road to the west, Darley Moor Sports Centre and Brown's Brook along the south, and Poor Plantation and Wyaston Brook to the east.
Settlements
editThe two settlements within the parish are:
- Edlaston
- Wyaston
Edlaston
editThe smaller of the two areas, it is sited centrally within the parish, east of the A515 road, with nearly all properties aligned along Edlaston Lane. The village supports a church and public house. Edlaston Hall is a farmhouse also within the village.
Wyaston
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This is 1⁄4 mile (1⁄2 km) southeast of Edlaston, It is aligned to a number of roads including the Ashbourne to Tutbury route, and maintains more residences than Edlaston, as well as the village hall.
Environment
editLandscape
editPrimarily farmland throughout the parish outside the villages, there is some small forestry plots throughout the parish, with a stretch surrounding Wyaston Brook. There is a plateau which currently is used for cycle and bike racing.
Water features
editTwo streams exist by the boundary of the parish: Brown's Brook along the south, and Wyaston Brook to the east.
Land elevation
editThe parish contains some of the highest land locally, ranging from 120–180 metres (390–590 ft), the parish peak is by the central road junction in Wyaston.
History
editEdlaston and Wyaston was an ancient parish in Derby county and became a modern civil parish when those were established in 1866, but only becoming a secular body in 1894.
Edlaston and Wyaston have a long history as separate townships, yet they form a single, if dispersed village.[7]
Edlaston
editWyaston
editIndustry
editAs well as the regularised agricultural roles because of its rural location, primarily for dairy farming,[8] the area has also supported much gravel mining for many centuries, with several pits previously recorded in the vicinity. In the mid-1950s, maps showed a water treatment plant and a reservoir in the west of the parish.
Religious sites
editSt James' Church, Edlaston
editThe church dates from the 14th century, but rebuilt in the 17th, based on a year inscribed on a date stone.[7]
Methodism
editThere was previously a Wesleyan church until the middle 20th century in Wyaston, which was later demolished.[9]
Governance and demography
editPopulation
editThere are 241 residents recorded within the parish for the 2021 census,[2] an increase from the 220 residents recorded within the parish for the 2011 census.[1]
Council administration
editThe settlements Edlaston, Wyaston and their surrounding rural areas are combined as one parish for administrative identity. This is managed at the first level of public administration by Edlaston and Wyaston Parish Council. At district level, the wider area is overseen by Derbyshire Dales district council. Derbyshire County Council provides the highest level strategic services locally.
Community, culture & leisure
edit
A community hall is in use at Wyaston village.
There is one public house at Edlaston.
Cycle route
editRoute 68 of the National Cycle Network follows the Ashbourne to Tutbury road (Wyaston Road).
Aviation and race track
editDarley Moor Airfield is used for some civil aviation activities, but also has a dual use as an occasional motor bike and cycling circuit. Based on the site of a former RAF airfield, it is south of Edlaston with the bulk of the circuit within the parish despite the moor being mainly in Snelston.
Well dressing
editDerbyshire and the wider region has a centuries-old established well dressing ritual, a regular ceremony takes place at a well on Edlaston Lane and in Wyaston village.[10]
Landmarks
editListed buildings
editThere are seven listed structures in the parish, most including Edlaston Hall are Grade II, with the church at the higher designation of Grade II*.[4]
Local monuments
editThere is a number of tumulus (historic burial mounds) throughout the wider region, with one site in the south east of the parish known as the Wyaston Hlaew, it is recorded as a scheduled monument.[11]
A moat west of Edlaston Hall is also listed in the area.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – (E04002748)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Edlaston and Wyaston parish (E04002748)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Edlaston and Wyaston". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Listed Buildings in Edlaston and Wyaston, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Edlaston :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Wyaston :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ a b c GENUKI. "Genuki: Edlaston and Wyaston, Derbyshire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "The Andrews Pages : Edlaston, Derbyshire : Kelly's Directory, 1891". www.andrewsgen.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "MDR12589 - Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (site of), Edlaston Lane, Wyaston, Edlaston and Wyaston - Derbyshire Historic Environment Record". her.derbyshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Derbyshire Well Dressings - Edlaston". www.welldressing.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Stuff, Good. "Wyaston hlaew, Edlaston and Wyaston, Derbyshire". ancientmonuments.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Stuff, Good. "Moated site 60m west of Edlaston Hall, Edlaston and Wyaston, Derbyshire". ancientmonuments.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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