DESCRIPTION

The village of Brailsford lies halfway between Derby and Ashbourne. Included within the parish are the hamlets of Ednaston, Burroughs and Culland. In the time of our ancestors the inhabitants were chiefly employed in agriculture and connected trades. Now the area has become a 'Dormitory' for commuters from Derby and Ashbourne. In the 1800's the lord of the manor was William Evans. Other landowners were John Rose Swindell, the Right Hon. Earl Ferrers, lord of the manor of Ednaston, Edward Soresby Cox, lord of the manor of Culland, John Harrison of Snelston Hall and Ednaston Hall farm, Miss Eliza Toplis of Wirksworth, John Boden, William Osborne of Burroughs Hall, Thomas Webster of Mercaston Hall, John Hulland, Henry Brough, Mr. Bowyer, surgeon, the Hayes family, the Rev. Joseph Sykes of Newark and the Glebe land of 60 acres, held by the Rector of Brailsford.

The manor of Brailsford was given to Henry de Ferrers at the time of the Conquest, under whom it was held by the ancestor of the family of Brailsford. The family of Shirley then obtained the manor through marriage to the heiress of Sir Henry de Brailsford. The manor remained in the hands of the Shirley family until the early 1800's when it was sold to John Webster who subsequently became bankrupt. It was then purchased by William Drury Lowe of Locko near Spondon and then passed to William Evans of Allestree Hall.

Culland Hall and the estate belonged to the Shaw family and afterwards to the Drapers and was later purchased by William Cox in 1794.

The manor of Ednaston has been held by the Ferrers family and the Shirleys into the late 1800's. The Burroughs (Burrows) belonged to the Bradbourne family and then passed to the Osborne family who held it for two centuries.

The church of All Saints lies surrounded by fields about half a mile from the village, towards Ednaston. There was a church here in Norman times, but rebuilding in later centuries destroyed most of the Norman architecture. A number of ancient memorial slabs have also disappeared through restoration. During a restoration in the 19th century the old pews were replaced, the new pews being beautifully carved at their ends with shields and animals.

In the churchyard is the shaft of a Saxon cross which was found buried many years ago and set upright once more. There is also an old yew tree spreading its branches. By the church gate is an old stable in which parishioners placed their horses whilst attending services.

The registers which begin in 1647 and also include Long Lane before 1860, are deposited at the County Record Office, Matlock and are available for research on film.

LIST of SURNAMES from the Inscriptions

ALKEMBURG	ALLCOCK	ALLEN	ALLPORT	ALTON
ANTROBUS	ARCHER	ASHTON	AULT	BAIMBRIDGE
BAINBRIDGE	BAKEWELL	BALFOUR	BAMFORD	BARBIER
BEESTON	BEMBRIDGE	BENNET	BIRCH	BLAND
BLOUNT	BODEN	BOLSOVER	BOULD	BOULTBEE
BOWYER	BRABANS	BRADSHAW	BRAILSFORD	BRIDDEN
BROAD	BROCKLESBY	BROKISBY	BRONSLY	BROWN
BROWNSON	BROWNSWORD	BRYAN	BULL	BULLER
BULLOCK	BUNTING	BURROWS	BURTON	CHALNER
CHAMBERLAIN	CHAPMAN	CHENEY	CLARKE	CLAY
CLIFFORD	COCKAYNE	COCKERAM	COFFEY	COLLINSON
COMPTON	COOK(E)	COOPER	COPE	CORDEN
COTTERILL	COUTTS	COX	COXON	CRAWFORD
CROKER	CROS(S)LEY	D'ARCY	DAKIN	DALTON
DAVIS	DERBYSHIRE	DONCASTER	DORMAN	DOWDSWELL
DRAPER	DUDLEY	DUNCAN	EATON	EATON
EATON	EDGE	EL(L)EY	FAIRFAX	FAULKNER
FAWN	FEARN	FEILDON	FENTON	FITCHETT
FLETCHER	FLINT	FLOWER	FOLJAMBE	FORBES
FORD	FOSTER	FOUNTAIN	FRADLEY	FROST
GADSBY	GALLEY	GARDINER	GARNER	GERRARD
GLOVER	GOODALL	GOODWIN	GRATTIDGE	GREAVES
GREEN	GREENWAY	GRIME(S)	GRIX	HADFIELD
HAINES	HALL	HANCOCK	HANSON	HARBEY
HARDY	HARPUR	HARRISON	HARROW	HARTSHORNE
HASULL	HAYNE(S)	HEATHCOTE	HEMPSALL	HIGGOTT
HILL	HILLIER	HOARE	HOLBROOK	HOLDEN
HOLLINGWORTH	HOLMES	HONGRETON	HOPKINSON	HORSFALL
HOUGH	HUDSON	HUDSON	HULLAND	HUMPSTON
HURDD	HURT	IOBBITT	IRWIN	JACKSON
JEFFREY	JENKINSON	JEROM	JOHNSON	JONES
JOWETT	KEELING	KENT	KEYNGHAM	KINCADE
KINGDOM	KIRKLAND	KNIGHTON	KNOWLES	LABOUNEILLE
LAMB	LAW	LAZZARI	LEMON	LOCKER
LOMAS	LONDRES	LOVE	LOWE	LUCAS
MARCHANT	MARPLE(S)	MARSH	MARSHALL	MAULTON
MELLOR	MILLINGTON	MILNE	MILROY	MILWARD
MOORE	MORLEY	MORRIS	MORTON	MOSSE
MURFIN	McCORSIE	McEARBRY	NASH	NAYLOR
NEALE	NEAME	NEEDHAM	NEWBOLD	NEWBURY
NEWDIHAM	NUNN	OAKDEN	ORME	OSBORNE
PAKEMAN	PALMER	PARKER	PEACH/PEACH	PEGG
PENNY	PIKSTOKE	PILLERTON	PLANT	PLATT
PLIMMER	POOLE	POTTER	POYSER	RADFORD
RATFORD	REDSHAW	REEVE	RIDE	RILEY
ROBINSON	ROBSON	RODGERS	ROSE	ROWLISON
ROWLSTON	ROY	RUSHTON	SAINT	SALT
SANDERS	SAYER	SCARBOROUGH	SCHAUNDELEZ	SCOTTON
SCROOP	SHALLCROSS	SHANNAN	SHARRATT	SHAW
SHEPHERD	SHIRLEY	SIMPSON	SKILL	SLATER
SMALLDON	SMEDLEY	SMITH	SOMERVILLE	SORESBY
SPENCER	STANESBY	STANLEY	STEPHENSON	STEWART
STONE	STRUTT	STUBBS	SWAIN	SWEETHAM
SWINDALE	TABBERER	TABERNER	TABORER	TATLER
TAYLOR	THOMPSON	THORNTON	TIBBETS	TOMLINSON
TOMSON	TORLESTON	TOWNSEND	TURNER	VERNON
WADE	WAINWRIGHT	WALKER	WALLBANK	WALLIS
WARNER	WARREN	WASHINGTON	WATSON	WATTS
WEBSTER	WHEELDON	WHITE	WHITEHURST	WHITLOCK
WHITWORTH	WHYBROW	WIBBERLEY	WIGG	WIGLEY
WILCOX	WILLDER	WILLIAMS	WILSON	WILSON
WINTEE	WINTER	WOOD	WOOLLEY	WOOLLISCROFT
WOOLSEY	WORSFOLD	WYGGESTON	YATES	YEOMANS

MONUMENTAL MASONS

ARCHER	DYCHE J.& R.
GOODALL F; S. & Son	REDFERN J.
BERESFORD	FORD A.A.
HARDY	ROBINSON J.B.
BROWN WILLIAM	GADSBY & Co.
LOMAS	SANDERS
COULSON R.	GARRATT F.
PARSONS H.	VERNON J; S.
VICKERS S.E.

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