White's 1857 Directory of Derbyshire

White's 1857 Directory of Derbyshire - pages 471-473

HIGH PEAK HUNDRED.

This Hundred is of greater extent than any other in the county, and altogether a most romantic district of mountains, rocks, dales, and caverns, abounding in mineral treasures, spars, marbles, lime and grit or sand stone, and noted for its tepid and petrifying springs at Buxton, Bakewell, &c. It contains an area of 182,939 statute acres. It forms the north extremity of the county, where it is bounded by Cheshire, from which it is separated by the river Etherow, which rises near the north-east extremity, and is considered the source of the river Mersey. On the north-east it is bounded by Yorkshire, from which it is divided by the river Wrongsley, to the west of which the Westend brook rises, which uniting with the Wrongsley at Derwent, forms the river Derwent. On the south-east it is bounded by the Scarsdale Hunderd. On the north-west, the river Goyt, which rises from the north side of Axe Edge, separates it from Cheshire, till it unites with the Etherow near Marple bridge, and then flows to Stockport. On the south-west, for about ten miles, it is bounded by a slip of the Wirksworth Hundred, which in some places does not exceed one and a half miles in breath, and which is separated from Cheshire by the river Dove, which rises from the south side of Axe Edge, separates Derbyshire and Staffordshire, until it has its confluence with the river Trent, near Newton Solney. On the south it has the Wirksworth Hundred. It is principally a grazing district, occupied for the dairy, but contains a good portion of table land, as well as valleys, particularly noted for its rich herbage and the feeding of small cattle quicker than almost any land in the kingdom. A large portion of the inclosures are fenced by stone walls, and the want of hedge rows gives it a dreary and sterile appearance. The houses are mostly built of stone and covered with slate. In addition to its warm baths, its lead mines, the great demand for its marble and spar manufactures, its lime and other stone; it has always had a share of the cotton manufacture, which is principally seated at the north-west extremity of this Hundred, as are also the printing, bleaching and dyeing establishments. Handloom weaving, 40 years ago, was carried on to a considerable extent in this part of the county, but the powerloom has almost completely superseded this branch of handicraft. The High Peak railway and the Cromford canal cross the Hundred on the western side the Sheffield and Manchester railway passes on its extreme northern verge; and the extension of the Matlock Branch to Manchester is fully expected will be carried into effect almost immediately, this last being the only connecting link required to unite this district with all the principal railways in the kingdom. This Hundred contains one of the most magnificent of modern mansions, justly termed the Palace of the Peak, and a Baronial residence, decidedly the finest specimen of olden times in existence. The scenery is exceedingly varied and picturesque; bleak moors and verdant valleys; immense rocks and fearful chasms; precipitous cliffs and rapid streams; form a series of changes in this alpine district of the most romantic and pleasing character.

472 HIGH PEAK HUNDRED.

The following table is a enumeration of its 11 parishes, shewing their territorial extent, the annual value, and their population from 1801 to 1851, as returned at the five decennial periods of the parliamentary census.

* The letter after the names signify P for Parish, C for Chapelry, and T for Township.

		Rate-	POPULATION.					1851.
Parishes.	Acreg	able	POPULATION.					1851.
		Value	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	Hses.	Males.	Fmles.	Total.
Bakewell p. . .	2945	7394	1412	1485	1782	1898	1976	462	1052	1165	2217
Over and Nether
Haddon t. . .	2835	3092	204	238	266	242	238	57	113	122	235
Hartle, t. . . . .	811	871	40	54	60	65	67	10	44	34	78
Hassop, t. . . .	1338	1823	113	144	128	121	116	19	45	50	95
Rowsley Great, t	621	1074	218	199	238	242	243	50	130	135	265
Alport * . . . .	―	―	―	―	―	―	―	―	―	―	―
Ashford, c. . .	2505	4128	678	624	728	782	950	173	394	383	777
Brushfield, t. .	651	381	44	51	40	44	52	10	24	22	46
Baslow, c. with
Bubnell hamlet	5452	3059	817	920	968	968	1090	195	488	464	952
Calver, t. . . .	710	1359	494	555	604	616	573	130	287	334	621
Curbar, t. . . .	1095	685	188	364	392	377	412	75	168	203	371
Froggat, t. . . .	420	330	103	102	179	167	136	26	66	69	135
Rowland, t. . .	294	475	101	117	109	101	99	15	45	35	80
Beeley, c. . . .	2944	1162	268	272	350	441	406	69	199	173	372
Buxton, c. . . .	1513	5700	760	934	1036	1211	1569	266	551	684	1235
Chelmorton, c.	1954	1404	201	245	262	268	238	54	130	108	238
Flagg, t. . . . .	1771	1358	161	168	220	232	249	48	126	113	239
Longstone Great, c
with Holme
hamlet	3004	3980	389	489	442	506	521	120	281	283	564
Longstone Little, t	1006	630	152	142	145	146	174	29	71	83	154
Wardlow, t. . . .	620	486	132	162	168	149	171	35	105	86	191
Monyash-with-
One-Ash, t.	2027	330	330	316	381	409	435	103	248	225	473
Sheldon, c.	948	127	127	125	143	148	180	48	89	108	197
Taddington and
Priestcliffe, c.	2855	1890	284	515	463	391	498	107	237	223	460
Blackwell, t. . . .	1000	715	55	59	58	69	68	10	11	17	28
Castleton, p. . . .	2905	3395	843	931	993	996	941	195	441	426	867
Edale, c. . . . . .	7080	2420	397	387	435	333	559	94	229	237	466
Chapel-en-le
Frith, p. . . . . . .	9800	9526	―	―	―	―	―	―	―	―	―
Bowden Edge . .	―	―	902	1076	1093	1067	1021	232	534	443	977
Bradshaw Edge . .	―	―	1329	1591	1708	1786	1850	399	966	925	1891
Combs Edge . . .	―	―	276	375	433	367	328	80	177	169	346
Darley, p. . . . . .	4999	3601	1077	990	1175	1266	1325	298	697	678	1375
Wensley & Snit-
terton, t. . . . .	2004	2586	620	617	655	671	604	135	287	270	557
Edensor, p. with
Chatsworth, ex
parch. . . . .	3360	3426	439	439	509	399	379	60	160	186	346
Pilsley, t. . . . .	447	622	166	162	243	304	369	78	180	159	339
Eyam, p. . . . . .	2258	3006	817	1000	1021	911	961	240	534	545	1079
Foolow, t. . . . .	950	748	301	332	298	248	249	62	112	114	226
Woodland Eyam t	1033	1123	163	175	197	213	226	62	146	129	275
Glossop, p. (a)	4820	10057	―	―	1351	2012	3548	962	2713	2754	5467
Charlesworth, t	1452	2999	―	―	1005	1206	1732	324	850	864	1714
Chisworth hamlet	845	1175	―	―	―	―	532	114	291	264	555
Chunall hamlet	886	386	―	―	145	119	111	23	58	55	113
Dinting hamlet	584	2369	―	―	―	―	387	133	341	329	670
Hadfield, t. . .	357	3499	―	―	―	―	1499	363	952	1037	1989
Ludworth hamlet	1703	3092	―	―	―	―	1476	315	750	828	1578
Padfield hamlet	642	5470	―	―	499	1102	1656	328	1074	977	2051

BAKEWELL PARISH. 473

		Rate-	POPULATION.					1851.
Parishes.	Acreg	able	POPULATION.					1851.
		Value	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	Hses.	Males.	Fmles.	Total.
Simmondley
Hamlet	990	1229	―	―	340	454	592	125	338	338	676
Whitfield hamlet	1577	6431	―	―	984	1734	3044	859	2334	2440	4774
Hayfield, c. . . . . .	1757	5469	972	1286	1338	1859	1715	397	880	877	1757
Chinley Bugs-
worth & Brown-
side, t. . . . . . . .	3605	2897	738	938	1038	993	996	248	607	531	1138
Mellor, c. . . . . . .	2500	5865	1670	1760	2009	2059	2015	428	894	883	1777
New Mills, c. (b)	4890	10000	1878	2801	3079	3510	3595	940	2230	2136	4366
Hathersage, p. . . . .	2985	2114	498	570	658	722	830	181	412	420	832
Bamford, t. . . . . .	858	986	173	190	263	238	297	69	161	162	323
Derwent, c. . . . . .	3327	867	135	126	123	153	164	31	77	60	137
Outseats, t. . . . . .	4352	1436	186	193	177	202	231	54	111	110	221
Stoney Middleton	1124	1618	404	513	635	479	532	134	303	290	593
Hope, p. . . . . . .	2500	2219	394	440	518	426	430	99	215	214	429
Abney and Abney
Grange, t. . . . . .	1185	685	145	137	143	112	102	21	61	38	99
Aston, t. . . . . . .	540	335	116	110	102	104	111	23	62	57	119
Bradwell, t. . . . . .	2270	1925	955	1074	1130	1153	1273	306	650	684	1334
Brough and Shat-
ton, t. . . . . . .	1510	540	92	89	93	78	80	20	45	53	98
Fernilee, t. . . . . .	2566	1632	346	368	422	418	560	140	335	316	651
Grindlow, t. . . . .	269	320	101	111	119	87	110	19	51	40	91
Hazlebadge, t. . . .	950	830	77	63	51	63	52	10	29	26	55
Highlow, t. . . . . .	418	278	―	34	36	62	45	9	16	22	38
Hucklow Great, t.	1666	965	171	218	274	253	242	51	124	108	232
Hucklow Little, t.	400	380	174	200	218	168	218	49	128	107	235
Padley Nether, t.	260	239	28	39	36	31	48	8	27	20	47
Offerton, t. . . . .	648	362	30	38	40	22	22	4	13	14	27
Stoke, t. . . . . . .	506	415	68	66	74	60	46	12	34	28	62
Thornhill, t. . . . .	500	500	125	125	139	135	144	29	81	50	131
Woodland Hope,t.	22000	4200	239	233	225	273	252	43	138	118	256
Fairfield, c. . . . .	3920	3350	356	482	482	482	599	115	284	290	574
Peak Forest, ex par.	5026	2834	607	626	680	573	575	130	322	274	596
Tideswell p. . . . . .	3037	3728	1351	1219	1543	1553	1777	418	1009	1026	2035
Litton, t. . . . . . .	1586	1999	438	458	710	866	864	170	421	524	945
Wheston, t. . . . . .	1312	964	47	66	66	75	65	14	34	28	62
Wormhill, t. . . . .	4584	3555	234	295	347	313	337	72	186	183	369
Youlgreave, p. . . .	2531	2822	686	852	955	951	1060	265	599	595	1194
Birchover, c. . . . .	583	761	125	116	121	101	77	14	39	39	78
Elton, c. . . . . . .	1399	1274	401	434	548	595	536	132	245	300	545
Gratton, t. . . . . .	844	919	35	37	51	26	35	5	24	14	38
Middleton and
Smerrill, t. . . . . .	2500	2022	183	208	280	302	323	57	149	127	276
Stanton, c. . . . . .	1961	1800	603	656	710	744	691	162	340	365	705
Winster, . . . . . .	1034	2184	753	847	928	962	1005	240	460	468	928

Total . . . . . .	182939	196420	30135	34373	43607	45584	56006	12746	30864	30883	61747

* The acreage, rateable value, and population of Alport is included with the returns of Great Rowsley and Youlgreave.

(a) The population for the townships in Glossop parish were not returned separately until 1821.

(b) New Mills includes the hamlets of Beard, Ollerset, Thornsett, and Whittle.