Windley
| Windley | |
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  Windley Location withinDerbyshire | |
| Population | 148 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK305451 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BELPER |
| Postcode district | DE56 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Windleyis a small village andcivil parishinDerbyshire,England, around 6 miles (10 km) north ofDerby,adjacent to theB5023DuffieldtoWirksworthroad. The civil parish population as taken at the 2011 Census was 148.[1]
It was formerly part of the parish of Duffield withinDuffield Frith.
During the reign ofHenry IIIthe Mynors, of the manor of Windle-hill inSutton-on-the-Hill,Ashbournealso had lands in Windley.[2]
Sir Roger Mynor wasHigh Sheriff of Derbyshirein 1514, Sergeant of the King's Cellar, an official ofDuffield Frithunder theDuchy of Lancasterand aCommissioner of Peacefor theCounty of Derby.He, with his lady, has a magnificent table-tomb in St. Alkmunds Church, Duffield.
See also
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[edit]- ^"Civil Parish population 2011".Neighbourhood Statistics.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved18 March2016.
- ^Daniel and Samuel Lysons (1817) Magna Britannia: volume 5 Pages 129-142 'Parishes: Doveridge - Duffield',http:// british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50727.Date accessed: 24 October 2007.
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