DESCRIPTION

The village of Barrow-on-Trent stands as its name signifies, on the bank of the River Trent, which at this point is subject to flooding. Also close by is the Trent & Mersey Canal. Six miles south of Derby and within easy reach of Burton-on-Trent, Barrow is a much desirable residential village and even in the early days, before the advent of the motor-car, was a favourable place of residence for those of comfortable means. This is evident from the number of substantial houses of the 18th and 19th centuries which still stand today. The area is good agricultural and pasture land.

One large house which had not survived was Barrow Hall, dating from around 1717 and rebuilt in 1809. Here lived the family of the name Beaumont who acquired the estate from the Bothes of Arleston. The estate had previously belonged to the Knights Hospitallers as a guest house for travellers and was attached to the estate at Stydd near Yeavely. The Knights Hospitallers also owned the Norman church which once stood here.

Barrow Manor, built in the 17th century still stands and was owned by the Sale family through several generations until it was sold in 1914.

The present church of St. Wilfrid, built in the Early English style, replaced the Norman edifice. It has 13th century pillars in the north arcade, but most is of 14th century date. There are several early memorials to the Beaumont and Sale families. The registers date from 1657 and are deposited at the County Record Office at Matlock.

LIST of SURNAMES from the Inscriptions

ALLSOP	ALT	ANDERSON	ARKWRIGHT	BAKER
BAMFORD	BANCROFT	BARBER	BARS	BAXTER
BEAUMONT	BELCHER	BELTON	BENNETT	BENRYNGTON
BENTLEY	BEWICK	BLACKMORE	BOTHAM	BRENTNALL
BRISTOW	BROWN	BUCKNALL	BUXTON	CALD(E)WELL
CAMP	CARTER	CARVER	CLAY	CLEMENT
COCHRANE	COK	COOPER	CORN	COTTERELL
COULTON	COWLISHAW	COX	CRADDOCK-WATSON	CRAWFORD
DAULBY	DENY	DIMOCKS	DRAPER	DUNNICLIFF
EDWARDS	ELEYSTON	ELKIN	EVELEIGH	EVERY
FARMER	FLETCHER	FORD	FOSTER	FRANKISHE
FROST	GALLOWAY	GARNER	GARRATT	GOODWIN
HANDSON	HARVEY	HAYNES	HEACOCK	HEGG
HEMLETT	HEPPER	HICKLIN	HILL	HODGES
HOLLINS	HOLMES	HORSPOOL	HOULT	HUGHES
HULL	HULLAND	HUTCHINSON	JEFFREY	JENNINGS
JONES	KING	KIRBY	LAKIN	LANE
LATHAM	LEE	LEY	LILLY	LINDLEY
LOWE	LUMBERS	MADDOCKS	MAGNUS	MALIN
MARSON	MASON	MATHER	MEAKIN	MILWARD
MORRIS	MOZLEY	NOBLE	NORMAN	NORTON
ORCHARD	PAGE	PEACE	PEGG	PENNEFATHER
PIGOTT	PORTER	POWELL	POXON	PRITCHARD
RAMSELL	ROBINSON	ROOME	RUSSELL	SALE
SANINGTON	SELKIRK	SHARPE	SHAW	SHEAVYN
SHELMERDINE	SHILCOCKE	SMALLWOOD	SMITH	SNOW
SOAR	SPENCER	SQUIRE	STEEL	STRANGEWAYS
THOMAS	THORPE	TOWNSEND	TURNER	TWELLS
WAGG	WARREN	WAYLAND	WEST	WESTON
WHEELDON	WHIT(T)AKER	WILDING	WILKINSON	WILLIAMSON
WILSON	WINNING	WOLFETT	WOOD	WOOLLATT
WOOLLEY	WYLSON	YATES	YEARL

MONUMENTAL MASONS

BAGNALL	BARTON	BERESFORD	D.C.S.	DUNICLIFF
ELLIOTT	EVANS	GRANGER	HALL	HIND
JOHNSON	RICHDALE	TAYLOR	TINKLER	WALKERDINE
WARREN

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