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Markeaton

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by the Reverend Clarke Maxwell who had inherited the estate from the late Mrs Mundy, on condition that the whole area would be used as a public park and that the mansion would be maintained for cultural purposes, for example a museum or and art gallery. Unfortunately the hall was used by the
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Markeaton shares its church with the nearby village of Mackworth. This 13th-century church was fortified, one of the rare examples of such a church, to protect the villagers and their farm stock from raids by the Meynells, who lived at Langley Meynell.
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who died in 1237, his only heirs being his sisters. To prevent the estate passing to women, it was bought by the Crown in 1246. It was held by various members of the royal family, including the
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in 1522. The village land was enclosed by the Mundys during the 18th century, forcing many of the villagers to move their homes (literally "Up Sticks") outside the enclosed land.
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The council had continually neglected the building, which eventually was declared to be unsafe. The council decided to demolish it, leaving only the
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in the parish of Mackworth, from 1866 Markeaton was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with
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A grand house, Markeaton Hall was built in a traditional half timbered style, this was replaced by a new hall during the late 18th century.
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The name is derived from Old English "Mearca's Farm". The spelling was Marcheton in 1086.
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In 1929, the Markeaton Hall and twenty acres (81,000 m) of its gardens were given to the
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Craven, Maxwell (1996) The Illustrated History of Derby's Suburbs. Derby: Breedon Books
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The village lies on the narrow Markeaton Lane road. It is home to the popular
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After the Norman conquest the manor of Markeaton which had been held by the
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In the early 14th century the Mundy Family purchased land,
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A History of Derbyshire. Volume 2: Medieval Derbyshire,
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until his death in 1376 when it returned to the Crown.
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Markeaton is located in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
OS grid reference
SK342365
Unitary authority
Derby
Shire county
Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
DE22
Police
Derbyshire
Fire
Derbyshire
Ambulance
East Midlands
UK
England
Derbyshire
52°55′30″N 1°29′31″W / 52.925°N 1.492°W / 52.925; -1.492
civil parish
Derby
Derbyshire

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