DESCRIPTION

The village of Baslow is situated at the north entrance to Chatsworth Park, set amongst an area of meadows, hill and moorland. The River Derwent flows through the village with the church standing on its east bank. The traffic to Bakewell used to pass over an old stone bridge of three arches, but this was replaced by a bridge built in 1925. Baslow developed from a group of small settlements, Over End, Nether End, Far End, Goose Green and Bridge End. The latter being by the bridge and the church and the oldest part of the settlement. Some of the houses here date from the 17th century. Until 1869 Baslow was part of the parish of Bakewell.

The oldest parts of the church, the north aisle and the tower, date from the 13th century. In 1853 an architect, nephew of Joseph Paxton, rebuilt the chancel.

The east facing dial on the church clock, instead of the usual numerals, has the letters spelling the name VICTORIA and the date of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, 1897, which was also the date the clock was made.

The church registers, dating from 1569, have been deposited at the County Record Office, at Matlock and are available on film to researchers.

LIST of SURNAMES from the Inscriptions

ADAMS	ALDERSON	ALIN	ALLSOP	ALLSUP
ALSOP	ANDRSON	ASHSTON	ASQUITH	BACON
BAGGALEY	BAGSHAW	BAKER	BALDWIN	BANNERMAN
BARBER	BARK	BARKER	BARRACLOUGH	BARRATT
BARRON	BARTON	BEARDALL	BEMBRIDGE	BENNETT
BERNEY	BERRY	BESWICK	BEVAN	BIBBY
BIRLEY	BISHOP	BLACKBAND	BLYTHE	BOAM
BODEN	BOLER	BOOTH	BOWER	BOWLER
BOWN	BOWRING	BRADBURY	BRADSHAW	BRAMWELL
BRANSON	BRIGHTMORE	BRISTOL	BROADHURST	BROCKLEHURST
BROMLEY	BROOK(E)	BROOMHEAD	BROUGHTON	BROWN
BRUMID	BRUSHFIELD	BUCKTON	BURDEKIN	BURGESS
BURKE	BUTCHER	BUXTON	CAINES	CAMPBELL
CAREY	CARTER	CARTLEDGE	CARTWRIGHT	CATCLIFF
CAWTON	CHESTER	CHESTERMAN	CHORLTON	CLAGUE
CLARK(E)	CLAYTON	CLEMENTS	CLIVE	COATES
COCKER	COLBECK	COOPER	CORT	CROFT
CROSBY	CROSS	CROSSLEY	DAKIN	DANIEL
DAVID	DAVIDSON	DENT	DERBYSHIRE	DEWHURST
DICKEN	DOBB	DOLMAN	DOWNES	DRABBLE
DREW	DUNCAN	DURHAM	EADES	EADON
EATON	EDGE	ELLIOTT	ELLIS	ENSOR
ETCHES	EYRE	FARRER	FAULKES	FAVELL
FEARN	FEARNLEY	FIELDSEND	FLANAGAN	FLETCHER
FLEWITT	FLINT	FOOTE	FORBES	FORD
FOSTER	FOULDS	FOWLER	FRITH	FROGGAT(T)
FROSSARD	FROST	FURNACE	FURNESS	FURNISS
GARDNER	GARDOM	GASCOYNE	GEE	GEESON
GENDERS	GILBERT	GILL	GILLOTT	GLOSSOP
GOLDBY	GOODLAD	GRATTON	GREEN	GREGORY
GRIEVE	GRIFFITHS	GRUNDY	GUINNESS	HABERLAMB
HALL	HALLAM	HALLATT	HALLIWELL	HAMPTON
HARRISON	HARTLEY	HARWOOD	HATTERSLEY	HAWKESWORTH
HAWLEY	HEARNSHAW	HEATHCOTE	HELDE	HEREMAN
HERON	HERRINGTON	HETHERINGTON	HIBBE(A)RD	HIBBERT
HIGGINBOTHAM	HINCHLIFFE	HINDS	HOBSON	HODGKINSON
HODGKISS	HOLDING	HOLE	HOLLINGWORTH	HOLMES
HOWARD	HOWELL	HOYLAND	HUDSON	HULL
HULLEY	HUNTER	HURDS	HURST	HUTCHINSON
INGLEBY	INGRAM	JACKSON	JARRAMS	JEFFERSON
JENKINSON	JEPSON	JOBES	JOBSON	JOHNSON
JONES	JOYS	KAY	KELCEY	KESTEVEN
KITCHIN	LEE	LEECH	LINDOP	LINGARD
LINTOTT	LISTER	LOCHART	LOWE	LUNDIE
MACHIN	MACLAUREN	MAKIN	MARPLE(S)	MARSDEN
MARSHALL	MASON	MATHER	MATLEY	MERRELL
MILNES	MITCHELL	MORTON	MOS(S)LEY	MOTTRAM
MUSGRAVE	NEALE	NEEDHAM	NELL	NEWTON
NOON	NORRIE	NOTON	ODDY	OLIVER
OLLIVANT	ORD	OUTRAM	OWEN	PALMER
PARKER	PASHLEY	PEAT	PEEL	PENISTONE
PETERS	PICKERSGILL	PINDER	PLOWRIGHT	POCHIN
POLLARD	POWNALL	PRIESTMAN	PRINCE	PYBUS
RANDALL	RAWES	REDFEAM	REDMILE	RENTON
REYNOLDS	RICHARDS	RICHARDS	RICHARDSON	RICKABY
RIDOUT	RILEY	ROBSON	ROWLAND	RUSHTON
SABEY	SAUNDERS	SAVAGE	SAXBY	SAYER
SCOTT	SEATON	SHARMAN	SHAW	SHELDON
SHILLITO	SHUTT	SIDDALL	SIDEBOTHAM	SIKES/SYKES
SIMMONS	SIMPSON	SINGLETON	SLACK	SLOWE
SMALL	SMITH	SOUTER	SPARK	SPOONER
STAFFORD	STALEY	STANIFORTH	STANTON	STEWART
STOCKDALE	STONE	STRINGFELLOW	STROYAN	STRUTT
STUCKEY	SWALLOW	SWINDEL	SWINDIN	TALBOT
TASKER	TATERSEL	TAYLOR	TEWKESBURY	THIRKILL
THOMAS	THOMPSON	THORP(E)	TOMLINSON	TOWNDROW
TREMEER	TREVES	TULLIS	TUNSILL	TURNER
TWIGG	UDALL	UNWIN	WADE	WALKER
WALLACE	WALMSLEY	WALSH	WARBURTON	WARD
WARING	WATERHOUSE	WATSON	WEBSTER	WHEELDON
WHEEN	WHITE	WHITNEY	WHYTE	WICKHAM
WILD	WILLIS	WILSON	WILSON	WINDLE
WOOD	WOODHOUSE	WOODRUFF	WORRALL	WRAGG
WRENCH	WRIGHT	WYER	WYLIE	WYNNE
YOUNG

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