Foremark

Infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption=The most notable feature is the nearby reservoir (above) or the school
latitude = 52.836
longitude = -1.507
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name = Foremark
population =
shire_district = South Derbyshire
shire_county = Derbyshire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town = DERBY
postcode_district = DE65
postcode_area =DE
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SK333266

Foremark is a small manor or hamlet with a ruling Lord's (in this case Baronet) country house - Foremarke Hall - in the countryside of southern Derbyshire, England and is near the hamlets of Ingleby, Ticknall, Milton and the Village of Repton, although its postal address is referred to as within Milton. It is also a few miles to the east of the famous town Burton upon Trent (famed for its industries, particularly Michelin, Marmalade and brewing factories as well as factories of several car marques and its famed railways).

Foremake was the manor given to the Burdett Family of Bramcote since the family became a hereditary line of Baronets- a title of landed gentry. The Burdett family yielded several famous noble-politicians, for instance- Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet.The Manor house Foremarke Hall was built by the orders of one of the Baronets in the family in 1762 and now sits in the centre of Foremark; commanding the a panoramic view of the woodlands and the Foremark lake.

The Parish church of Saint Saviour is located atop a small mount in south-western Foremark.
It was built in 1662 by Sir Francis Burdett. It retains most of its original furnishings [Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1986. "The Buildings of England:Derbyshire". pp 216-217. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.] .

Early History

Foremark is mentioned in 1086 in the Domesday bookForemark is spelt Fornewerche in 1086] . The book says "Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration". London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.753] under the title of “The lands of Nigel of StaffordNigel of Stafford held a considerable number of manors including several in Derbyshire given to him by the King. These included obviously Foremark but also included lands in Drakelow, Stapenhill, Swadlincote, Ingleby, Ticknall and Smisby, (and Ravenstone, Donisthorpe, Oakthorpe and Trangesby in Leicestershire).]

”In Foremark Ulfkil had two of land to the . There is land for 2 ploughs. There is now one plough in and 5 and 3 have one plough. There is one mill rendering 2 shillings and 24 acres of meadow, woodland pasture half a league long and as much broad. TRETRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of King Edward before the Battle of Hastings.] worth 40 shillings now 15 shillings.“

Post 1900

Foremark saw a more active role in WWI when Foremarke Hall was used as an army military hospital; and WW2, when the hall was an officer training centre.
The fields around were a Starfish site (a decoy site to distract German bombers on route to bomb Derby) (There were several other decoy sites in the vicinity - see [http://www.youandyesterday.co.uk/articles/WWII:_How_film_sets_saved_Derby_at_war] for details)In WWI

It is noted not only for its beautiful scenery of 40 acre fields, woods and the lake, but also the reservoir named Foremark reservoir nearby; and is the campus of a prep school Repton Preparatory School or simply Foremarke Hall, the casual name after the manor house, the junior section of the famous Senior Repton School.

References

ee also

Manor

Hamlet

Manor house

Country house

Foremarke Hall

Repton Preparatory School

The Burdetts of Bramcote