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{{Short description|Town in North East Derbyshire, England}}
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'''Eckington''' is a town<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eckington-pc.gov.uk/ |title=Eckington Parish Council |accessdate=2023-01-02 |website=eckington-pc.gov.uk |language=en-GB |publisher=Eckington Parish Council }}</ref> and ] in ], England. It is 7 miles (11&nbsp;km) northeast of ] and 9 miles (14&nbsp;km) southeast of ], on the border with ]. It lies on the ] and ] roads close to the ] for Sheffield and Junction 30 of the ]. It had a 2001 population of 11,152,<ref name ="population">{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=793419&c=S21+4DF&d=16&e=15&g=435178&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=1&m=0&r=0&s=1420308623546&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=] |accessdate=2015-01-03 }}</ref> increasing to 11,855 (including the parish of ], ], ] and ]) at the 2011 Census.<ref name="census" />


==History==
]
Ten ] coins discovered in December 2008,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Alan39s-treasure-find-sheds-light.4789573.jp |title=Sheffield Star 13 December 2008 |access-date=13 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220135728/http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Alan39s-treasure-find-sheds-light.4789573.jp |archive-date=20 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> near ] may be evidence of a Roman settlement or road in the area. The oldest of the silver and copper coins is from the reign of the emperor ] (AD 81 to 96) while the others are from the reigns of ] (AD 98 to 117) and ] (AD 117 to 138).
'''Eckington''' is a large village in ], 7 miles (11 km) north of ] and south of ] on the border with ]. Eckington features in the ] in ] (as ''Echintune<ref name = "Domesday">''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.1340</ref>'') a manor that had been given to Ralph fitzHubert.<ref name=”rfh”>Ralph fitzHubert held a considerable number of manors including several in Derbyshire given to him by the ]. These included Eckington and also lands in ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]</ref> Some parts of the ] ] of St. Peter and St. Paul date back as far as ]. Eckington also has a small ] mine in the eastern part of the village, one of the very few in the country which still operates.


Eckington is recorded in the ] in 1086 as ''Echintune'',<ref name = "Domesday">''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. {{ISBN|0-14-143994-7}} p.1340</ref> a manor given to ].<ref name="rfh">who held several manors including some in Derbyshire given by the ]. They included Eckington and lands in ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]</ref> Some parts of the ] date to 1100.
Local attractions include ], a 400 year old Manor House.<ref></ref>


], son of George and Mary was baptised in 1601 in Eckington. George's father died whilst he was a child but as an adult he acquired the freehold of land in Eckington<ref>, National Archives, Retrieved March 2010</ref> and exploited it by mining iron ore.<ref name=odnb/> In 1625, he built ] which is now owned by ] daughter, Alexandra and her family.
== Schools ==
The oldest school in Eckington is Camms CE Primary School. In 1702, Thomas Camm gave an endowment to be used to build a schoolhouse and to employ a schoolmaster to teach 24 poor children in the parish of Eckington. In 1832, Robert Harrison moved the school to its second building, which cost £600, and it was moved again to its current location on Castle Hill in 1975.<ref></ref>


Sitwell exploited the minerals beneath his estate, chiefly iron and built a blast furnace at ] a mile north west of Eckington in the 1630s with his mother's second husband, Henry Wigfall. In 1652 Sitwell built a furnace at Foxbrooke, close to Renishaw, which became the core of the largest ironworks in Derbyshire. Sitwell made saws at Pleasley and in 1656, installed a rolling and slitting mill at Renishaw to supply the rod iron used by numerous local nailmakers.<ref name=odnb/>
The only secondary school in Eckington is ], a very large comprehensive school, with pupils going there from surrounding areas such as ], ], ], ] and sometimes ]. Despite the school being closer to several Sheffield residential areas (including ] and ]) than other Derbyshire ones, the admissions policy is set in such a way to favour pupils coming from the Derbyshire feeder schools in areas such as Killamarsh and Renishaw.<ref></ref> Eckington Comprehensive is designated a specialist engineering college.


During the ] coal and iron ore were mined and local streams, such as the Moss Brook, were harnessed to provide power for factories. The Sitwells built a large ] and ironworks. ]s, sickles and nails were made in the town for local use and for export.<ref name="tde">{{citation |last=Lewis |first=Samuel|title=Eckington St Peter and St Paul|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50939 |work=A Topographical Dictionary of England |publisher=British History Online |pages=139–144|year=1848 |access-date=7 June 2012}}</ref> The Moss Brook was dammed to provide water power at eight sites including ChapelWheel, Carlton Wheel and Fields Wheel, to grind the blades. The remains of an old forge and drift mines exist in the valley.<ref name ="MVW">{{citation|title=Conserving the Moss Valley and its wildlife|url=http://www.mossvalleywildlife.org.uk/w/doku.php?id=start|publisher=Moss Valley Wildlife|access-date= 8 June 2012}}</ref> Eckington had a ] mine in the eastern part of the village, one of the very few in the country which is still operated.
On the border between South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, Eckington has its own local accent, a cross between the Sheffield (as opposed to Yorkshire) and Chesterfield accent. The Sheffield accent is the more strong.


==Governance==
Eckington falls under the jurisdiction of ], ] and Eckington Parish Council.


== People == ==Geography==
Eckington covers an area of 2,089 acres. The geology is the ] containing coal and ironstone. The ] and ] passed through the parish.<ref name="tde"/> The Moss Brook is a tributary of the ].
Notable people from Eckington include:


==Schools==
*], politician and journalist
The oldest school in Eckington is Camms CE Primary School. In 1702, Thomas Camm endowed a schoolhouse and a schoolmaster to teach 24 poor children in the parish. In 1832, Robert Harrison moved the school to a new building which cost £600, and it was moved again to its current location on Castle Hill in 1975.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606150325/http://www.camms.derbyshire.sch.uk/keyinfo.asp |date=6 June 2009 }}</ref>
*], journalist and ]
*], trumpeter
*], poet
*], Badman


] is a large comprehensive school, attracting pupils from the surrounding areas of ], Renishaw, ], ] and ]. Despite being closer to several Sheffield residential areas the admissions policy favours pupils from Derbyshire feeder schools.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202005/http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/Images/applying_tcm2-121794.pdf |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> Eckington Grammar School in ] became Derbyshire's first comprehensive school in 1957, changing its name to the ], and since 1967 has been controlled by the city of Sheffield.
== Photos ==
Eckington is also home to Eckington Junior School and Birk Hill Infants.


==Amenities==
Eckington has a swimming pool<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080702181852/http://www.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure--culture/leisure/eckington |date=2 July 2008 }}</ref> near the library,<ref></ref> built in the 1970s as part of a town centre improvement. The town has a bus station (halt).

Eckington Woods to the north of the village forms part of the ] conservation area. They are also known as the Bluebell Wood because of the quantity of ]s in the springtime.

==Transport==
]
Eckington is served by bus services to Sheffield, ], ], ] and other surround settlements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eckington, Derbyshire – bustimes.org |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/eckington-derbyshire |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=bustimes.org}}</ref>

==Sport and Leisure==
===Cricket===
Eckington Cricket Club is an ] amateur ] club with a history of cricket in the village dating back to 1885 on paddocks by the Renishaw Hall.<ref name="Derbyshire County Cricket League 2019">{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Derbyshire Marston's Pedigree County Cricket League Centenary Yearbook |url= |location=Derbyshire |publisher=DCCL |page=103 & 161 |date=2019 |isbn=}}</ref> The club ground is located on Staveley Lane<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eckington.play-cricket.com/Aboutus |title=Eckington Cricket Club |website=eckington.play-cricket.com |accessdate=2023-10-23 |publisher=Eckington CC}}</ref> and they field 3 Senior XI teams in the ],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://derbyscountylge.play-cricket.com/ |title=Derbyshire County Cricket League |website=derbyscountylge.play-cricket.com |accessdate=2023-10-23 |publisher=DCCL }}</ref> two Senior XI teams in the Mansfield & District Cricket League,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://manssunlge.play-cricket.com/home |title=Mansfield & District Cricket League |website=manssunlge.play-cricket.com |accessdate=2023-10-23 |publisher=M&DCL }}</ref> an indoor Woman's hardball team in the South Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sywgcl.play-cricket.com/home |title=South Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League |website=sywgcl.play-cricket.com |accessdate=2023-10-23 |publisher=SYWGCL }}</ref> and they run a Junior training section that play competitive cricket in the Ben Jessop Sheffield and District Junior League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sanddjcl.play-cricket.com/home |website=sanddjcl.play-cricket.com |title=Ben Jessop Sheffield and District Junior Leaguee |accessdate=2023-10-23 |publisher=SDJL }}</ref>

==People==
Notable people from Eckington include:
*], financier, was born here in the 1770s.<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-53243|title=Alexander , Ann (1774/5–1861), banker and bill broker|date=2004 |language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/53243|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |access-date=2019-07-14}}</ref>
*], footballer
* ], trade union leader
* ], politician and journalist
* ], journalist and ]
* ], trumpeter
* ], ] was born here in 1601<ref name=odnb>Philip Riden, 'Sitwell, George (bap. 1601, d. 1667)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 </ref>
* ], writer
* ], swimmer

==See also==
*]

==Photos==
<gallery> <gallery>
Image:EckingtonCenotaph.JPG|Eckington Cenotaph Image:EckingtonCenotaph.JPG|Eckington War Memorial
Image:EckingtonParishChurchFeb07.JPG|St Peter & St Paul's Image:EckingtonParishChurchFeb07.JPG|St Peter & St Paul's
Image:Eckington_Market_Street_4.jpg|Old Market Street Image:Eckington_Market_Street_4.jpg|Old Market Street

</gallery> </gallery>


==References== ==References==


'''Citations'''
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'''Bibliography'''
== External links ==
* Bowlt, Eileen. M. (1994) ''Ruislip Past''. London: Historical Publications {{ISBN|0-948667-29-X}}


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Latest revision as of 22:16, 16 November 2024

Town in North East Derbyshire, England

Human settlement in England
Eckington
Eckington village centre (2006)
Eckington is located in DerbyshireEckingtonEckingtonLocation within Derbyshire
Area17.077 sq mi (44.23 km)
Population11,855 (2011)
• Density694/sq mi (268/km)
OS grid referenceSK434749
• London135.34 mi (217.81 km)
Civil parish
  • Eckington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHEFFIELD
Postcode districtS21
Dialling code01246
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteEckington Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°18′29″N 1°21′51″W / 53.308°N 1.3643°W / 53.308; -1.3643

Eckington is a town and civil parish in North East Derbyshire, England. It is 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Chesterfield and 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Sheffield, on the border with South Yorkshire. It lies on the B6052 and B6056 roads close to the A6135 for Sheffield and Junction 30 of the M1. It had a 2001 population of 11,152, increasing to 11,855 (including the parish of Bramley, Renishaw, Marsh Lane and Troway) at the 2011 Census.

History

Ten Roman coins discovered in December 2008, near Eckington Cemetery may be evidence of a Roman settlement or road in the area. The oldest of the silver and copper coins is from the reign of the emperor Domitian (AD 81 to 96) while the others are from the reigns of Trajan (AD 98 to 117) and Hadrian (AD 117 to 138).

Eckington is recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Echintune, a manor given to Ralph Fitzhubert. Some parts of the parish church of St Peter and St Paul date to 1100.

George Sitwell, son of George and Mary was baptised in 1601 in Eckington. George's father died whilst he was a child but as an adult he acquired the freehold of land in Eckington and exploited it by mining iron ore. In 1625, he built Renishaw Hall which is now owned by Sir Reresby Sitwell's daughter, Alexandra and her family.

Sitwell exploited the minerals beneath his estate, chiefly iron and built a blast furnace at Plumbley a mile north west of Eckington in the 1630s with his mother's second husband, Henry Wigfall. In 1652 Sitwell built a furnace at Foxbrooke, close to Renishaw, which became the core of the largest ironworks in Derbyshire. Sitwell made saws at Pleasley and in 1656, installed a rolling and slitting mill at Renishaw to supply the rod iron used by numerous local nailmakers.

During the Industrial Revolution coal and iron ore were mined and local streams, such as the Moss Brook, were harnessed to provide power for factories. The Sitwells built a large foundry and ironworks. Scythes, sickles and nails were made in the town for local use and for export. The Moss Brook was dammed to provide water power at eight sites including ChapelWheel, Carlton Wheel and Fields Wheel, to grind the blades. The remains of an old forge and drift mines exist in the valley. Eckington had a coal mine in the eastern part of the village, one of the very few in the country which is still operated.

Governance

Eckington falls under the jurisdiction of Derbyshire County Council, North East Derbyshire District Council and Eckington Parish Council.

Geography

Eckington covers an area of 2,089 acres. The geology is the coal measures containing coal and ironstone. The Chesterfield Canal and Midland Railway passed through the parish. The Moss Brook is a tributary of the River Rother.

Schools

The oldest school in Eckington is Camms CE Primary School. In 1702, Thomas Camm endowed a schoolhouse and a schoolmaster to teach 24 poor children in the parish. In 1832, Robert Harrison moved the school to a new building which cost £600, and it was moved again to its current location on Castle Hill in 1975.

Eckington School is a large comprehensive school, attracting pupils from the surrounding areas of Killamarsh, Renishaw, Beighton, Ridgeway and Mosborough. Despite being closer to several Sheffield residential areas the admissions policy favours pupils from Derbyshire feeder schools. Eckington Grammar School in Halfway became Derbyshire's first comprehensive school in 1957, changing its name to the Westfield School, and since 1967 has been controlled by the city of Sheffield. Eckington is also home to Eckington Junior School and Birk Hill Infants.

Amenities

Eckington has a swimming pool near the library, built in the 1970s as part of a town centre improvement. The town has a bus station (halt).

Eckington Woods to the north of the village forms part of the Moss Valley conservation area. They are also known as the Bluebell Wood because of the quantity of bluebells in the springtime.

Transport

Eckington bus station

Eckington is served by bus services to Sheffield, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Clowne and other surround settlements.

Sport and Leisure

Cricket

Eckington Cricket Club is an English amateur cricket club with a history of cricket in the village dating back to 1885 on paddocks by the Renishaw Hall. The club ground is located on Staveley Lane and they field 3 Senior XI teams in the Derbyshire County Cricket League, two Senior XI teams in the Mansfield & District Cricket League, an indoor Woman's hardball team in the South Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League and they run a Junior training section that play competitive cricket in the Ben Jessop Sheffield and District Junior League.

People

Notable people from Eckington include:

See also

Photos

  • Eckington War Memorial Eckington War Memorial
  • St Peter & St Paul's St Peter & St Paul's
  • Old Market Street Old Market Street

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Eckington Parish Local Area Report". nomisweb.co.uk. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. "Eckington Parish Council". eckington-pc.gov.uk. Eckington Parish Council. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. "Sheffield Star 13 December 2008". Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  5. Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.1340
  6. who held several manors including some in Derbyshire given by the king. They included Eckington and lands in Barlborough, Whitwell, Stretton, Ashover, Ogston, Crich, Wessington, Ingleby, Wirksworth and Hathersage
  7. Sales of land in Eckington to George Sitwell and Henry Wigfall, National Archives, Retrieved March 2010
  8. ^ Philip Riden, 'Sitwell, George (bap. 1601, d. 1667)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 2 March 2010
  9. ^ Lewis, Samuel (1848), "Eckington St Peter and St Paul", A Topographical Dictionary of England, British History Online, pp. 139–144, retrieved 7 June 2012
  10. Conserving the Moss Valley and its wildlife, Moss Valley Wildlife, retrieved 8 June 2012
  11. Camms School History Archived 6 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Derbyshire schools admissions policy Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Eckington Swimming Pool Archived 2 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  14. Eckington Library
  15. "Eckington, Derbyshire – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  16. Derbyshire Marston's Pedigree County Cricket League Centenary Yearbook. Derbyshire: DCCL. 2019. p. 103 & 161.
  17. "Eckington Cricket Club". eckington.play-cricket.com. Eckington CC. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  18. "Derbyshire County Cricket League". derbyscountylge.play-cricket.com. DCCL. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  19. "Mansfield & District Cricket League". manssunlge.play-cricket.com. M&DCL. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  20. "South Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League". sywgcl.play-cricket.com. SYWGCL. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  21. "Ben Jessop Sheffield and District Junior Leaguee". sanddjcl.play-cricket.com. SDJL. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  22. "Alexander [née Barber], Ann (1774/5–1861), banker and bill broker". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/53243. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 14 July 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Bibliography

  • Bowlt, Eileen. M. (1994) Ruislip Past. London: Historical Publications ISBN 0-948667-29-X

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