Pilsbury

Pilsbury

Infobox UK place
country = England
static_

static_image_caption=Pilsbury from the gated road. This substantial farmhouse has extensive views over the valley below.
latitude = 53.16
longitude = -1.82
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name = Pilsbury

population =
shire_district = Derbyshire Dales

shire_county = Derbyshire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town = MATLOCK
postcode_district = SK17
postcode_area = SK
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SK121625
:"for the US brand see Pillsbury"

Pilsbury is a hamlet in the English county of Derbyshire, approximately 2 miles north of Hartington. It is on the side of the valley of the River Dove that, thereabouts, forms the border with the county of Staffordshire.

History

Pilsbury was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth ten shillings"Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.745] . Roughly halfway to Hartington is the site of Henry de Ferrers' Pilsbury Castle.

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