DESCRIPTION

The village of Wormhill was until 1859, a chapelry of Tideswell and lies just over 2 miles south-east of that Peakland town. The chapelry was founded about 1273 when Ralph de Semprinham, Dean of Lichfield was rector of Tideswell. He gave permission for the inhabitants of Wormhill to erect a chapel and appoint their own chaplain. The church of St. Margaret was completely restored in 1864, when all trace, except for the lower part of the tower, of the ancient church was obliterated. The church was enlarged in 1906.

The village is surrounded by varied scenery of rocks known as Chee Tor and the beautiful dale through which runs the River Wye. The Bagshawes have been chief land owners in this village for several generations.

Within the parish of Wormhill are the hamlets of Hargate Wall, Great Rocks, Peak Dale, Millers Dale and Tunstead. The registers, beginning in 1674 are deposited at the County Record Office and have been filmed up to 189O.

By the wayside is a drinking fountain erected in 1875 to the memory of James Bridley, who was born at Tunstead in 1716. He became a civil engineer and the greatest canal builder of his time. He died at Turnhurst, Staffordshire in 1772. This fountain is the scene of the village well-dressing each year.

Within the churchyard which was enlarged by the gift of Mrs. B. Isherwood-Bagshawe in 1925 is a large unusual tomb, a resting place for some members of the Needham family.

LIST of SURNAMES from the Inscriptions

ADAMS	AESOP	ALDERTON	ALLCOCK	ALSOP
ANDREW	ANTHONY	ASTLEY	BAGSHAW(E)	BALL
BAMFORD	BATEMAN	BENNETT	BERRESFORD	BIBBY
BIRCH	BONS	BOWER	BOWLER	BOYD
BOYLING	BRADBURY	BRADSHAW-ISHERWOOD	BRADWELL	BRAMWELL
BRANDON	BRIERLEY	BROUGH	BUCKLEY	BUXTON
CARTLEDGE	CHILDS	CHINN	CLARK(E)	COOPER
CORBETT	DAKIN	DAVIS	DEAKIN	DICKENS
DICKIE	DRAKE	DREWRY	ELEY	ELLIOTT
EVANS	FENTON	FLEVILLIER	FROGGATT	FROST
GATLIN	GIBBS	GO(O)DWIN	GODWIN-AUSTEN	GYTE
HADFIELD	HAGUE	HANDLEY	HARRISON	HAUGH
HAYWOOD	HEATH	HEATHCOTE	HEGINBOTHAM	HERRICK
HILL	HOLM(ES)	HOWE	JENKINS	KINSEY
KIRKMAN	L'HALL de	LEACH	LEES	LOMAS
LONGDEN	LOWE	MARRISON	MIDDLETON	MOORE
MOSLEY	MOWER	NEEDHAM	NEWBOLD	OLDHAM
ORR	PALFREYMAN	PARTRIDGE	PEMBERTON	PERCIVAL
PHAYRE	PLATTS	POOLE	POTT(S)	POYNTON
PRINCE	RAWLINS	RAYNOR	REFERN	ROBERTS
ROGERS	ROGERSON	SANDERS	SAUNDERS	SAVAGE
SCHUNK	SCOLEY	SHAMASH	SHELDON	SHELSWELL
SHIMWELL	SHORE	SLACK	SMITH	SNOWDEN
SPENCER	SPRATT	STONE	STORER	SWANN
SWINDELL	TAYLOR	TEEBOON	THOMAS	THOMPSON
THORPE	TURNER	TYMMS	VALE	VERNON
VICKERS	WAINWRIGHT	WALKER	WALL	WARBURTON
WARD	WARHURST	WEBSTER	WESTBY	WHITAKER
WHITE	WHITMORE	WILSHAWE	WILSON	WITHERNS
WRIGHT	WYLD(E)

MONUMENTAL MASONS

BEARDSHAW	DAVIDSON	HOLLINGSHEAD	MOSLEY	WAILES
BRIGHT	HILL	HULME	RENNIX	STRONG
WYLDE

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