Temple Normanton

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Temple Normanton
latitude= 53.2031
longitude= -1.3778
static_

static_image_caption=St James the Apostle Church, Temple Normanton.
population= 411
civil_parish= Temple Normanton
shire_district= North East Derbyshire
region= East Midlands
shire_county= Derbyshire
constituency_westminster= North East Derbyshire
post_town= CHESTERFIELD
postcode_district = S42 5
postcode_area= S
dial_code= 01246
os_grid_reference= SK415675

Temple Normanton is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county.

The village sits on a prominent hill top three miles (5 km) south of Chesterfield. It comprises two villages formerly known as North Normanton and Little Normanton. It is close to the villages of Heath, Holmewood, Grassmoor and the civil parish of Sutton-cum-Duckmanton. The Chesterfield suburb of Hasland is close by.

The Manor of Normanton at the time of the Domesday Survey was in the hands of the King. Later, it passed to the Order of the Knights Templars from whom it derived its prefix 'Temple'.

When the Knights Templars were dissolved in the early 14th century, the land and property of the village passed to the Order of the Hospital of St. John. Later, Henry VIII charged the Order of St. John with disloyalty, and it was dissolved. The village then passed to the hands of the crown.

In 1846, Robert Arkwright was Lord of the Manor and principal owner. At the time the village comprised convert|500|acre|km2 of land, 29 houses and 132 inhabitants.

In the Borough Library at Derby is held a parchment roll comprising 70 sheets stitched together. This records the proceedings of the Manor Court of Temple Normanton from 1447 to 1518. John Babbington is mentioned as a Knight of St. John, and many of the roads listed in the roll are still traceable on present day Ordnance Survey maps.

Modern Temple Normanton includes a primary school, a church, a cemetery and an MOT garage, but no shops. There are also regular buses to Chesterfield, Alfreton, Mansfield and Nottingham.

See also

* List of places in Derbyshire