DESCRIPTION

The extensive village of Youlgreave is situated in limestone country, three miles south-west of Bakewell and stands high above the River Lathkill and the picturesque Lathkill and Bradford Dales. In the Past, Youlgreave, also spelt Youlgrave, was a village of lead miners and farmers, many of them combining the two jobs in order to make a living. When the lead mines began to die out the men found work at the nearby gritstone quarries. Some Youlgreave men are still extracting minerals such as byrites, calcite and fluorspar from Long Rake, west of the village. Today, Youlgreave has an influx of newcomers who have moved into the village on their retirement or as second-home buyers.

The parish of Youlgreave once contained the townships of Birchover, Gratton, Stanton, Winster, Elton and Middleton. The magnificent parish church of All Saints with its 14th century tower can be seen from miles around and contains some fine monuments. These include the exquisitely worked miniature table tomb of Thomas Cockayne who died in 1488. One of the most interesting features of the church is the ancient sandstone font, having on its side, sculptured from the same block, a small stoop, held in the mouth of a dragon. The font is said to have once belonged to the church at Elton and having been discarded by the people of that church, was discovered in the churchyard and taken to Youlgreave and placed in that church in 1838. Later, when the parishioners of Elton tried to regain possession of the font they had thrown out, they failed, but were presented with a facsimile.

The parish registers date from 1558 and are now deposited at the County Record Office at Matlock. These registers contain many interesting items of information about the village along with the entries of baptism, marriage and burial. There is also a long run of Churchwardens' accounts, besides many other parochial documents.

LIST of SURNAMES from the Inscriptions

ADAMS	ADDISON	AKED	ALLEN/ALLIN	ALLWOOD
ALSOP/ALLSOPE	ANDREW/S	ARCHER	ARDEN/ARDERN	ARMEN
ASHBERN/ORN/URN	ASHMORE	ASHTON	ASPINALL	ASTLE
ATTERTON	BACON	BAILEY	BALEY	BALL
BANCROFT	BANSALL	BARCLAY	BARK	BARKER
BARNES	BARNSLEY	BARRON	BARTON	BATEMAN
BEAN	BEATTIE	BEAUMONT	BECKETT	BEEBE
BENNET(T)S	BER(R)ESFORD	BESTWICK	BILLINGE	BINGHAM
BIRCH	BIRDS	BLACKMUR	BLACKWELL	BLAIN
BLANCHARD	BLAND	BLANT	BLORE	BLOWER
BODEN	BONSALL	BOSLEY	BOTHAM	BOWERING
BOWMAN	BOWN	BRADBURY	BRADLEY	BRAILSFORD
BRAMWELL	BRASSINGTON	BREWER	BRIDDON	BRINDLEY
BRISTOW	BROMLEY	BROMSGROVE	BROOK(E)S	BROOMHEAD
BROUGHAM	BROWN	BROXUP	BRUNT	BUCKWELL
BUNTING	BURDEKIN	BURNE-JONES	BURNETT	BURTON
BUTTERWORTH	BUXTON	CADMAN	CARDOW(?)	CARSON
CARTER	CARTWRIGHT	CASSELLS	CAVENDISH	CAWLEY
CHANDLER	CHAPPELL	CHARLESWORTH	CHARRON	CHEESEBROUGH
CLARK(E)	CLASS	CLINTON	COATES	COCKAYNE
COMPTON	COOK(E)	COOPER	CORBISHLEY	CORFIELD
COSTELLO	COUSINS	COWIE	COX	CRAW
CRAXTON	CROOK	CROSS	CROSSBY	CROSSLAND
CROWE	CUNDY	DAFFIN	DAKIN	DALE
DANIEL	DARTMOUTH	DAVIS	DAWSON	DELANEY
DOUGLAS	DOUTHWAITE	DOXEY	DRABBLE	DRURY
DUKES	DUNBAR	DUNN	EADES	EATON
EDDY/EDE	EDGE	EDWARDS	ELEY	ELLIOIT
ELLIS	ELSE(Y)	ELVIN	ETCHES	EVANS
EVANS	EYRE	FAULKNER	FEARN	FENTEM
FINNEY	FISHER	FLETCHER	FLEWITT	FLOOD
FOLLET	FOWLER	FOX	FRASER	FRITH
FROST	FRYER	GALLAGHER	GARRAT(T)/ETT	GAUNT
GEORGE	GIBBS	GIBLING	GILBERT	GILL
GLADSTONE	GLADWIN	GLOSSOP	GOLDSTRAW	GOODDIE
GOODWIN	GOULD	GRAHAM	GRANT	GRATTON
GREAVES	GREEN	GREENSHIELDS	GREGORY	GYTE
HADFIELD	HALL	HALLAS	HALLOWS	HAMBLETON
HANCOCK	HANKS	HARDING	HARDY	HARRISON
HARROP	HARVEY	HATHWAY	HAWKINS	HAWLEY
HAYWOOD	HEATHCOTE	HENDERICK(?)	HENZEY	HEWITT
HIGHFIELD	HILL	HIRST	HOBSON	HOLEHOUSE
HOLLAND	HOLLINGWORTH	HOLLIS	HOLMES	HOLTOM
HOPE	HOPKINSON	HOROBIN	HORTON	HOUSLEY
HOWARD	HOWE	HOWELL	HOWSLEY	HUDSON
HUGHES	HULL	HUMPHRIS	HUNSTONE	HUNT
HUNTER	HUTCHINSON	JAQUES	JOB	JOHNSON
JOLLIE	JONES	JONS	JOULE	KEELING
KELAART	KEMP	KENWORTHY	KING	KNOWLES
LEEMAN	LEES	LEWARN	LIDDELL	LIEVESLEY
LLEWELLIN	LOMAS	LOMAX	LONEY	LONGDEN
LORIMER	LOVET	LOWE	LUCAS	M'CLEAN
M'CREACH	MALAM	MAN	MANSBRIDGE	MARAM
MARCHINGTON	MARSDEN	MARSH	MARSHALL	MARTIN
MASON	MATHER	MATTHEWS	MAXEY	MCCONELL
MELLAND	MELLOR	MERCER	MERTIAN	MILES
MILLER	MILLINGTON	MILLS	MILNE	MILWARD
MOORE	MORRIS	MOSLEY	MOSS	MOUNTNEY
McLATCHIE	NADIN	NARMIN	NEEDHAM	NELSON
NEWHAM	NEWTON	NORMAN	NOTON	NUTTALL
OGDEN	OLDFIELD	OLLERESHAW	ONWIN	ORMEROD
OULSNAM	OWEN(S)	OXLEY	PACY	PAGE
PALFREMAN	PARKER	PARKIN	PARR	PARRY
PEAT	PEDLEY	PENDLEBURY	PENISTONE	PICKFORD
PIDCOCK	POCOCK	POLE	POOLE	POWELL
POWELL	PRIESTLEY	PRIME	PRINCE	PUGHE
PURSGLOVE	RATCLIFFE	REDFERN	REYNOLDS	RHODES
RICHARDSON	RIDGARD	ROBERTS	ROBINSON	ROCKACH
ROOE	ROOSE	ROPER	ROSE	ROSSINGTON
ROTHWELL	ROWLAND	ROY	ROYAL	RUTHERFORD
SALT	SALTER	SANDELL	SANOTO	SCARBOROUGH
SCRIVEN	SEVILLE	SHARP	SHAW	SHELDON
SHERWOOD	SHILSON	SHIMWELL	SHIPLE	SIDDALL/ELL
SILLITOE	SINCLAIR	SLANEY	SLATER	SLEIGH
SMEDLEY	SMITH	SNEAPS	SPENCER	STACEY
STAFFORD	STALEY	STAMPER	STEEPLES	STERNDALE
STEVENSON	STONE	STUBBS	SUTTON	SWETMAN
SWINDELL	SWYER-SEXEY	SYSON	TABBENOR	TATLOW
TAVINER	TAYLOR	TEASDALE	THOMAS	THOMPSON
THORNHILL	THROP	TIMMINS	TIMPERLEY	TITTERTON
TOFT	TOMLINSON	TOMPSON	TONGE	TOWNSEND
TRIGG	TROUT	TURNER	TWIBELL	TWIGG
TWIST	TWYFORD	UPCHURCH	UPTON	VICARS
WADDINGTON	WAGSTAFF	WAINE(E)	WAIRD	WALKER
WALL	WALLWIN	WAR(R)INGTON	WARDLE	WARREN
WATERHOUSE	WATKINSON	WATSON	WATTS	WAYNE
WEBSIER	WESLEY	WHEATLEY-CROWE	WHEELDON	WHITE
WIGGINS	WILD(E)	WILDGOOS(E)	WILDSMITH	WILLIAMS
WILLMOT	WILSON	WINSON	WOOD	WOODCOCK
WOODHOUSE	WOODWARD	WOOLLEY	WRAGG	WRIGHT
YATES	YEADON

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