Boylestone

Infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 52.921
longitude = -1.73
static_

static_image_caption= Boylestone church.
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name = Boylestone
population = 165
shire_district = Derbyshire Dales
shire_county = Derbyshire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town =ASHBOURNE
postcode_district = DE6
postcode_area =DE
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SK182359

Boylestone is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 165. The village is situated about eight miles east of Uttoxeter.

There is a public house, "The Rose & Crown", and a Church and Village Hall. The church is 14th century with a tower added in 1844 by Henry Duesbury [Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1986. "The Buildings of England:Derbyshire". pp 102-103. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.] [ [http://www.derbyshireuk.net/boylestone.html Boylestone at Derbyshireuk.net] accessed 19 December 2007] .

There is no active Women's Institute but there is a Ladies' Group and an "Evergreen" club. The pub sponsors a football club in the local "summer league"

History

Boylestone was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de FerrersHenry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Aston-on-Trent, Hartshorne and Cowley.] and being worth thirty shillings"Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.747] .

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