Edensor
| Edensor | |
|---|---|
 Edensor | |
  Edensor Location within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 145 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK251700 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BAKEWELL |
| Postcode district | DE45 |
| Dialling code | 01629 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Edensor (pronounced /ˈɛnzər/ ) is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 145.[1] It is the closest village to Chatsworth House. Much of it belongs to the Dukes of Devonshire, most of whom are buried in the churchyard of St Peter's Church.
Much of the village is privately owned, by the Dukes of Devonshire.[2]
Location
Originally the village was close to the River Derwent immediately below Chatsworth, but between 1838 and 1842 William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire had it moved out of sight[3] over a hill, apart from one cottage whose tenant did not want to move, which still stands in Chatsworth Park. The planning of the new village was overseen by Joseph Paxton (later Sir Joseph Paxton); in 1840 he was joined in designing houses by John Robertson.
The Chatsworth Estate office occupies a "fine brick building"[3] which was built as an inn for visitors to Chatsworth in the 18th century and attributed to James Paine. As of 2021, 50 of the buildings in the village are listed buildings, all Grade II (with a few at Grade II*) except for the Church of St Peter was is Grade I Listed.[4]
St Peter's Church
Dunsa
The hamlet of Dunsa lies to the northwest of Edensor at grid reference SK245704.
Gallery
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Approaching from Chatsworth -
Village scene -
Devonshire building -
St Peter's Church -
Cavendish family plot with the graves of the Dukes of Devonshire -
Grave of the 6th Duke of Devonshire (d. 1858), founder of modern-day Edensor -
See also
- Beeley—another Chatsworth estate village
- Pilsley—also a Chatsworth estate village
- Milton Abbas—a village in Dorset that was moved by a landowner
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Edensor". Let's Go Peak District. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus (1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. revised Elizabeth Williamson. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. pp. 205–207. ISBN 0-14-071008-6.
- ^ "Listed Buildings in Edensor, Derbyshire, England". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
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