Sudbury, Derbyshire

Sudbury, Derbyshire

Infobox UK place
country = England
static_

static_image_caption= Sudbury Village Store.
latitude = 52.886
longitude = -1.762
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name = Sudbury
population =
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 = SK161320

Sudbury is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, located approximately 11 miles to the south of Ashbourne. It is part of the Derbyshire Dales district. The £0.5m A50 bypass opened in 1972.

Sudbury Hall and HM Prison Sudbury are located here.

Population - 643 (1991 Census)

History

Sudbury was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and was worth twenty shillings"Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.746] .

Famous Residents

* Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York, was born here
* William Harcourt founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science was born here in 1789 [Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition] .
* George John Warren Vernon, M.P. and Dante enthusiast was born here in 1803

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