Thulston

Infobox UK place
country = England
static_

static_image_caption=The Harrington Arms, Thulston.
latitude = 52.881
longitude = -1.387
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name = Thulston
population =
shire_district = Erewash
shire_county = Derbyshire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town = DERBY

postcode_district =DE72
postcode_area =DE
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SK413316

Thulston is a small village to the south-east of Derby. The village is on the route from Derby to Elvaston Castle and Harrington Arms is a landmark in Thulston.

History

In 1086, the Domesday book says

”The land of Geoffrey Alselin In Alvaston and Ambaston Thulston and Elvaston Toki had ten of land to the geld. There Geoffrey AlselinGeoffrey Alselin held a considerable number of manors including several in Derbyshire given to him by the King. These included obviously Ambaston, Elvaston, Alvaston and Thulston, but also land in Etwall, Ednaston, Hulland, Egginton, Breaston and Ockbrook] has now two ploughs in ; and a certain knight of his one plough. There 32 have 15 ploughs. There is one priest and a church and a mill rendering 12 shillings and one smith and 52 acres of meadow and a little scrubland. TRETRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of King Edward before the Battle of Hastings.] worth twelve pounds now ten pounds"Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration". London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.750] . “

It also records that Henry de Ferrers held one carucate of land which Geoffrey Alselin held for him.

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