Horsley Woodhouse is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England.[1] The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,219.[2] It is situated on the A609 road between the neighbouring villages of Kilburn and Smalley. The nearest towns are Heanor, situated 2.6 miles (4.2 km) northeast, and Belper, 3.2 miles (5.1 km) northwest, while the city of Derby is located about 6 miles (9.7 km) south-southwest.
Each year in July the village hosts a carnival with a parade of floats from the Medical Centre to the showground at the Sitwell Recreation Ground. A prize, the Twins Cup, is awarded to the best float each year. The winner in 2010 was the Pirate Ship created by the Stainsby Avenue residents. The prize was split in 2011 between the Stainsby Avenue residents' Circus float, and the Pre-School's Royal Wedding float.[4] The carnival showground features rides and sideshows and is also the venue for the Amber Valley Marching Bands Contest. The winning band at the 2010 competition was the Derby Midshipmen.[5]
Derby Midshipmen Band
Derby Midshipmen Band
Pubsedit
The village currently has two pubs: The Old Oak Inn on the main village street, and the Sitwell Arms in the hamlet of Woodside. The Old Oak is owned by a family group including the owner/head brewer of Heanor-based Leadmill Brewery, selling their ales along with those from other small brewers. The pub has won CAMRA pub of the year on a number of occasions. [6] A third pub, The Jolly Colliers, is now closed and was converted into private houses.[7] as was the Knife and Steel pub, which closed several years ago.
Also in the village until recently[when?] was the Ex-servicemen's and Working Men's Club, a private club which held entertainment such as live bands, discos, quiz nights and bingo, before its demolition and replacement in 2017 with a newly built shop, which sees the return of a Co-operative store to the village after an absence of many years.[8]
Notable buildingsedit
To the south-east of the village, almost in Smalley but still within Horsley Woodhouse parish, was Stainsby House. Built in the 1780s, by the end of the 18th century it had been acquired by the Wilmot-Sitwell family, relatives of the Sitwells of Renishaw Hall through George Sitwell. The Wilmot-Sitwells were benefactors to the villages of Horsley Woodhouse, Horsley, Smalley and Morley: the present Church Hall in Horsley Woodhouse was originally built as a school in 1869 by the family.[9] Once the Wilmot-Sitwell line diminished, the house and lands were sold on. The house was requisitioned to accommodate St Aloysius' RC College until the 1950s, then later became a poultry farm. By the 1970s it had fallen into decay, and was ultimately demolished in 1974, by a wealthy new owner.[10] The historic house was replaced with an aesthetically challenging 'futuristic' construction, which kept the original name of 'Stainsby House' and was completed in 1976. In the 1980s this building featured as a film location for the BBC television production of Life and Loves of a She Devil.
Hollies Farm in the centre of the village was built in the late 17th century and was used as a tannery for many years by the Richardson family. This family later moved the business to Derby and eventually to the Eagle Tannery in Sinfin. Hollies Farm has since been demolished, replaced with a street of houses named Hollies Farm Drive.[11]
St Susanna's church was erected in 1882. A stained-glass window was given by the Wilmot-Sitwells.[12]
^http://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/plandocs/AVA/2010/0711/Application%20Documents/Planning%20Application%20Form_946070.pdf 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^http://www.horsleywoodhouseclub.co.uk 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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Horsley Woodhouse is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England 1 The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1 219 2 It is situated on the A609 road between the neighbouring villages of Kilburn and Smalley The nearest towns are Heanor situated 2 6 miles 4 2 km northeast and Belper 3 2 miles 5 1 km northwest while the city of Derby is located about 6 miles 9 7 km south southwest Horsley WoodhouseSt Susanna s ChurchPopulation1 219 2011 CensusOS grid referenceSK396449Civil parishHorsley WoodhouseDistrictAmber ValleyShire countyDerbyshireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townILKESTONPostcode districtDE7Dialling code01332PoliceDerbyshireFireDerbyshireAmbulanceEast MidlandsUK ParliamentAmber ValleyWebsitewww horsley woodhouse co ukList of places UK England DerbyshireThe name is said to mean houses in the wood belonging to Horsley and is often known by its dialect pronunciation Ossley Woodhus 3 The Old Oak pubContents 1 Carnival 2 Pubs 3 Notable buildings 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCarnival editEach year in July the village hosts a carnival with a parade of floats from the Medical Centre to the showground at the Sitwell Recreation Ground A prize the Twins Cup is awarded to the best float each year The winner in 2010 was the Pirate Ship created by the Stainsby Avenue residents The prize was split in 2011 between the Stainsby Avenue residents Circus float and the Pre School s Royal Wedding float 4 The carnival showground features rides and sideshows and is also the venue for the Amber Valley Marching Bands Contest The winning band at the 2010 competition was the Derby Midshipmen 5 nbsp Derby Midshipmen Band nbsp Derby Midshipmen BandPubs editThe village currently has two pubs The Old Oak Inn on the main village street and the Sitwell Arms in the hamlet of Woodside The Old Oak is owned by a family group including the owner head brewer of Heanor based Leadmill Brewery selling their ales along with those from other small brewers The pub has won CAMRA pub of the year on a number of occasions 6 A third pub The Jolly Colliers is now closed and was converted into private houses 7 as was the Knife and Steel pub which closed several years ago Also in the village until recently when was the Ex servicemen s and Working Men s Club a private club which held entertainment such as live bands discos quiz nights and bingo before its demolition and replacement in 2017 with a newly built shop which sees the return of a Co operative store to the village after an absence of many years 8 Notable buildings editTo the south east of the village almost in Smalley but still within Horsley Woodhouse parish was Stainsby House Built in the 1780s by the end of the 18th century it had been acquired by the Wilmot Sitwell family relatives of the Sitwells of Renishaw Hall through George Sitwell The Wilmot Sitwells were benefactors to the villages of Horsley Woodhouse Horsley Smalley and Morley the present Church Hall in Horsley Woodhouse was originally built as a school in 1869 by the family 9 Once the Wilmot Sitwell line diminished the house and lands were sold on The house was requisitioned to accommodate St Aloysius RC College until the 1950s then later became a poultry farm By the 1970s it had fallen into decay and was ultimately demolished in 1974 by a wealthy new owner 10 The historic house was replaced with an aesthetically challenging futuristic construction which kept the original name of Stainsby House and was completed in 1976 In the 1980s this building featured as a film location for the BBC television production of Life and Loves of a She Devil Hollies Farm in the centre of the village was built in the late 17th century and was used as a tannery for many years by the Richardson family This family later moved the business to Derby and eventually to the Eagle Tannery in Sinfin Hollies Farm has since been demolished replaced with a street of houses named Hollies Farm Drive 11 St Susanna s church was erected in 1882 A stained glass window was given by the Wilmot Sitwells 12 See also editListed buildings in Horsley Derbyshire and Horsley WoodhouseReferences edit www horsley woodhouse co uk Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 17 March 2016 Scollins Richard 1976 Ey Up Mi Duck Hargood Publishing p 22 ISBN 1 897834 02 0 http www belpernews co uk http www midshipmen org uk http www camra org uk permanent dead link http www ambervalley gov uk plandocs AVA 2010 0711 Application 20Documents Planning 20Application 20Form 946070 pdf Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine http www horsleywoodhouseclub co uk Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine http www derbyphotos co uk areas a h horsley woodhouse htm http archiver rootsweb ancestry com th read DERBYSGEN 2000 12 0975783225 Planning Application PDF 28 September 2011 Archived from the original PDF on 8 March 2012 Retrieved 22 September 2020 http www andrewspages dial pipex com dby kelly horsleywoodhouse htm Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Horsley Woodhouse at Wikimedia Commons53 00 00 N 1 24 41 W 52 99996 N 1 41139 W 52 99996 1 41139 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horsley Woodhouse amp oldid 1192796172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
