DESCRIPTION

The village of Darley Dale is situated about 4 miles north of Matlock on the Derby to Bakewell Road. At the time of the Domesday Survey of 1086, it was a royal manor, listed as having a church and a priest. Darley is a pleasant and extensive parish, stretching away from the busy main road and contains the hamlets of Toadhole, Sydnope, Farley, Hackney, Tinkersley, Oakerside and Oaker-end. Also included in the parish were South Darley until 1845 and Rowsley until 1860. The parish is borded by Ashover to the east, Rowsley to the north, Stanton, Wensley & Snitterton to the west and Rowsley and Beeley to the north.

The inhabitants were chiefly employed in agriculture. There were some employed in flax spinning, paper making and framework knitting. Lead smelting also took place in the area. Today Darley is a 'dormitory' village.

Principal landowners were the Darleys, Wendesleys, Rollesleys, Collumbells and the Duke of Rutland, other names connected with ownership of land were those of Sir Francis Darwin of Sydnope, Arthur Heathcote, Christopher Potter and the family of Daykeyne. The Daykeynes invented the hydraulic engine to work machinery. The Daykeyne family under several variations of spelling is one of the most ancient in the area.

Pedigrees printed in 'Glover's Derbyshire Directory' are Bower, Potter, Gisborne, Foljambe, Plumpton, Sotehill, Rocliffe, Heathcote, Dakeyne and Walthall.

The church of St. Helen Darley dates from the 12th century and was restored in 1877, with new seating fitted in 1885. The church porch contains several sepulchral slabs, some dating possibly from the 9th century and some are built into various parts of the church exterior walls. In the churchyard are table tombs dating from the early 17th century with sculptures on their sides indicating tools of trade. Also in the churchyard is a Yew tree, one of the largest and most ancient in England.

MEMORIAL STONE
A number of gravestones have been removed from the west of the church to make way for a parish room. These were recorded by DARG before they were removed. Some have survived this removal and are now leaning by the churchyard wall, others have been broken and lost. A stone was erected in 1992 to the memory of those whose remains were disinterred and placed in a communal grave.

LIST of SURNAMES from the Inscriptions

ABEL	ADAM(S)	ADKINS	AINSWORTH	AL(L)SOP(P)
ALDRICH	ALLDREAD	ALLEN	ALLISON	ALLWOOD
ALSTON	ANCOVE	ANDREWS	ANTHONY	ARBER
ARMITT	ARUNDEL	ASBURY	ASHCROFT	ASHTON
ASKEW	ASSBURNE	ASTLES	ATKINSON	ATTELOWE
ATTWOOD	AVONER	BAGSHAW	BAILEY	BAINBRIDGE
BAKER	BALIDEN	BALISAT	BALL(E)	BALLINGTON
BAMFORD	BAMPTON	BARBER	BARDILL	BARKER
BARNETT	BARROW	BARTON	BARTRAM	BATEMAN
BATHURST	BEARD(S)	BEELY	BELCHER	BELL
BEN(N)ET(T)	BENTLEY	BENTON	BERESFORD	BERLESTON
BERYNGHAM	BILLEN	BILLINGS	BISHOP	BLACKWELL
BLAGSHAW	BLAND	BOARD	BOARD	BODEN
BOND	BONSALL	BOOTH	BOSWELL	BOTHAM
BOWER	BOWERING	BOWLER	BOWN	BRADLEY
BRADON	BRADSHAW	BRADWELL	BRAILSFORD	BRAMHALL
BRAMWELL	BRENNAN	BRENTINGHAM	BRIDDON	BRIDGEMAN
BRIERLY	BRIMBLE	BRINDLE	BRITLAND	BRITTON
BROCKWELL	BROKESBURN	BROOKE	BROOME	BROUNT
BROWN	BROXHOLME	BUCK	BUCKLEY	BULLEN
BULNEYS	BUNTING	BURDEKIN	BURDON	BURKITT
BURNETT	BURROWS	BUTLIN	BUXTON	BYNBROKE
CADMAN	CANNON	CARDING	CARNELL	CARTER
CASEY	CASEY	CATLIN	CAVE	CHADDERTON
CHANDLER	CHAPMAN	CHARLESWORTH	CHEYNEY	CHINERY
CLARE	CLARK(E)	CLAY	CLAYTON	CLESSINGHAM
COATES	COCKERAM	COLEBURN	COLLEY	COLLINGWOOD
COLLUMBELL	CONDCLIFFE	CONEY	CONINGSBY	CONQUEST
COOKE	COOPER	CORBETT	CORFIELD	CORKER
COW	CROFT	CROSSLAND	CROWDER	CULL
DAKEYNE	DALE	DALTON	DANE	DANIEL
DARLEY	DAVENPORT	DAVIS	DAVY	DAWES
DAWSON	DAY	DE PIPE	DEAN	DEARDEN
DEBANKS	DEELEY	DERBYSHIRE	DEVANEY	DOBBS
DOBSON	DONELAN	DONGSWORTH	DOXEY	DRABBLE
DRURY	DUFFIELD	DUGGINS	DUMAS	DUNHILL
DUNN	DURDEN	EATON	EDWARDS	ELLIOTT
ELMSLEY	ELSE	EMETT	ESKERSALL	EVANS
EXTON	FALDING	FALKONER	FANTEM(OM)	FAWLEY
FEARN	FELTHAM	FENTEM	FENTRESPER	FIELDING
FLETCHER	FLINT	FLOYD	FODERINGYE	FOLJAMBE
FORBES	FORD	FORESTER	FOWLER	FOX
FRECKINGHAM	FREEMAN	FRITH	FROGGOTT	FROST
FURNESS	FYSH	GAMSON	GARLICK	GARMSTON
GARRATT	GAUNT	GAYTHWAITE	GEESON	GENTLE
GIBBONS	GILL	GILLUM	GOODE	GOODWIN
GOULD	GRACE	GRAFTON	GRANT	GRATTON
GRAY	GREASLEY	GREATOREX	GREEN	GREENSMITH
GREGORY	GREGSON	GRETYING	GREW	GRIFFITHS
GRINDLEY	GROOM	GRUMMITT	GUILERS	GURLING
GWLUM	GYTE	HADFIELD	HAGUES	HAINTON
HALL	HALLOWS	HAMILTON	HANCOCK	HAND
HANDLEY	HANSON	HARDY	HARLESWORTH	HARLOW
HARRIS	HARRISON	HARROP	HART	HARVEY
HAWLEY	HAY	HAYES	HAYNES	HAYTO
HAYWOOD	HEALD	HEATH	HEATHCOTE	HEINEMEIER
HELLIWELL	HENSTOCK	HEPWORTH	HEWITSON	HEWSON
HIBBS	HIDES	HIGGINBOTHAM	HIGGINS	HIGTON
HILL	HILL-WOOD	HOARE	HODGKINS	HODGKINSON
HODGSON	HOLDEN	HOLE	HOLEHOUSE	HOLLAND
HOLMES	HOPKINSON	HOROBIN	HORSEMAN	HORUNGGWODE
HOTICOTE	HOUGHTON	HOWE	HUDSON	HUGHES
HULYN	HUMPHREYS	HUNT	HUNTER	HURT
HUSSEY	IBBOTSON	INETT	IVE	JACKSON
JENNINGS	JEPSON	JOHNSON	JOLLEY	JONES
KAY	KEMPTON	KENNEDY	KENWORTHY	KERR
KIBBEWORTH	KILBURN	KINDER	KINELWORTH	KIRK
KIRKHAM	KIRKLAND	KNAPP	KNIFTON	KNIGHTON
KNOWLES	LAMBERT	LANE	LANGDALE	LANKFORD
LAUNCELSCUMBE	LAWE	LAWRENCE	LAWRENCE	LEDENHAM
LEE(S)	LEGHE	LEHANE	LENNOX	LESTER
LESTRANGE	LEVER	LINLEY	LINNELL	LISTER
LITCHFIELD	LITTLEWOOD	LLEWELLYN	LOMAS	LONG
LONGDIN	LONGSON	LORIMER	LOVELL	LOW(E)
LUDLAM	LYNAM	MA-FIELD	MACHIN	MADDOCKS
MAGNOT	MANN	MARGERESON	MARPLES	MARSDEN
MARSHALL	MART	MARTIN	MASON	MASTERS
MATHER	MEE	MELLOR	MERILL	MIL(L)WARD
MILLER	MILLER	MILNE	MILNES	MITCHELL
MOORE(S)	MORGAN	MORRIS	MOS(S)ELEY	MOTTISHAW
MUCHEL	McCABE	McLEAN	McNEVIN	NAYLOR
NEEDHAM	NETTLESHIP	NEWELL	NEWNES	NEWTON
NICHOLSON	NORMAN	NORTH	NORTHAMPTON	NOTON
NUTTALL	OGLUDKE	OLDFIELD	OLLERENSHAW	ORCHARD
ORRELL	OSBORNE	OWEN	OZENBROOK	PALETHORPE
PARK(E)S	PARKER	PARKIN	PASHLEY	PASLEY
PAULSON	PAYNE	PEARSON	PENNINGTON	PERCIVAL
PERCY	PERKS	PHILLIPS	PICKFORD	PIDCOCK
PILKINGTON	PITMAN	PLANT	PLAYFORD	PODENHAM
POLLARD	PONGER	PORTER	POTT(S)	POTTER
POYSER	PRATLEY	PREBBLE	PREECE	PRESCOTT
PRESTON	PRICE	PRIME	PRINGLE	PUGH
PYLKINGTON	RADFORD	RANDAL	RAWDING	REED
REEDMAN	REVIL	RHODES	RICHARDS	RICHARDSON
RICHMOND	RICKETTS	RIDALL	ROBERTS	ROBERTSON
ROBINS	ROBINSON	RODGERS	ROE	ROLLESLEY
RONYNGTON	ROPER	ROTHWELL	ROUSE	ROUSE
ROWBOTHAM	ROWLANDS	RUMBLE	RUSHTON	SACHERVERELL
SAGAR	SALSBURY	SANGER	SARDAR	SAVAGE
SAXTON	SCHAFFTER	SCHOFIELD	SCHOLES	SCOOKTREDE
SCRUBBY	SELLERS	SENCE	SERYSTON	SHANG
SHAW	SHAWCROSS	SHELDON	SHEPLEY	SHERWIN
SHIMWELL	SHORE	SIDDONS	SLANEY	SLATER
SLINN	SMALLEY	SMALLWOOD	SMITH(E)	SNOW
SOMERSET	SOPPITT	SORBY	SOUTHERN	SPENCER
ST. JOHN	STAMFORD	STANDISH	STAVELEY	STEER
STEPHENSON	STEVENS	STEVENSON	STONE(S)	STRONG
SULLIVAN	SURTAS	SWAIN	SWEETING	SWIFT
SYBRAY	SYSON	TAFFINDER	TALBOT	TAPLIN
TAYLOR	TERENCZYN	THOMAS	THOMPSON	THORNLEY
THORPE	THRAVES	THURSON	TILLYARD	TISSINGTON
TODD	TOFT	TOMLINSON	TRAVIS	TUNNICLIFFE
TURNER	TWIGG	TWOMEY	TWYFORD	TYRRELL
VAINS	VARDY	VAWDREY	VICKERS	VICKERS
WAGSTAFF(E)	WAIN	WALFORD	WALKER	WALL
WALTERS	WALTHALL	WALTON	WALWYN	WARBURTON
WARD	WARDLEY	WARNEFORD	WARNER	WARRINER
WASHINGTON	WASS(E)	WATERFALL	WATERS	WATKINS
WATSON	WATTS	WAYNE	WEBB	WEBSTER
WELDE	WELSH	WENDESLEY	WETHURRY	WHARTON
WHEATCROFT	WHEELDON	WHITCHER	WHITE	WHITEHALGH
WHITEHEAD	WHITEHOUSE	WHITELOMBE	WHITTINGTON	WHITWORTH
WIL(L)MOT(T)	WILDGOOSE	WILEMAN	WILGOSS	WILKIE
WILKINSON	WILLIAMS	WILLIAMSON	WILLS	WILSON
WISHER	WOOD	WOOD-HILL	WOODHOUSE	WOODIWISS
WOODLEY	WOODMAN	WOOLLEY	WOOSNAM	WOTHERSPOON
WRAGG	WRAY	WRIGHT	WYLD	WYRKESWORTH
YATES	YEATS	YOUNG

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