Staveley, Derbyshire

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude=
longitude=
latitude= 53.2694
longitude= -1.3484
official_name= Staveley
map_type= Derbyshire
population = 16,684
shire_district= Chesterfield
shire_county = Derbyshire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster= Chesterfield
post_town= CHESTERFIELD
postcode_district = S43
postcode_area= S
dial_code= 01246
os_grid_reference= SK434749

"See also Staveley, Cumbria, Staveley, North Yorkshire".

Staveley is a town to the north east of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, England, situated alongside the River Rother. The town is adjacent to Eckington to the north, Barlborough to the east, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton civil parish to the south and Brimington to the west.

History

It has traditionally been a mining town with several large mining pits situated in and around the area, with the closest being Ireland Pit. However this pit has now closed down along with the others in the area.

Other major local industries include Staveley Works foundry and Staveley Chemicals. The nationwide decline in industries such as these has taken its toll, hitting these factories just as hard as the coal mining industry. Staveley Chemicals and Staveley Works have now closed with the only section of chemical plant remaining being the p-aminophenol plant which is run by Covidien, an American led company.Fact|date=April 2008. It is also the home town of the Townes Brewery. Modern industry includes a plastic pipe moulding factory for Brett Martin plc.

At the time of writing (April 2008) the area to the North & east of the town is undergoing development work due to the building of the Markham Vale Loop Road which is expected to be completed circa 2009/10. This scheme will open up former coal field (opencast mine reclamation areas & Tips) areas to development, linking the town to a new junction (29A) on the M1 motorway, this junction recently opened in early July 2008. This is part funded by European community regeneration money. The scheme also reinstates part of the former Chesterfield Canal which crosses the route. There is along term project to reinstate the Canal from Chesterfield to Kiveton were it currently terminates. Sections from Chesterfield to Brimington were reinstated as part of previous stages of the Chesterfield Bypass and opencast schemes on part of the former Staveley Coal and Iron Company site which was part of British Steel following Nationalisation.

As part of the Markham Vale scheme to regenerate the site of the former Markham Colliery site there was a proposal for a "Solar Pyramid" to form the worlds largest sundial. Unfortunately this project has now been cancelled due to lack of funds. However on the site near Poolsbrook Country Park, a caravan site for tourists has now been built boosting numbers to the country park. The area has several trails for walkers and mountain bikers along former pit railway lines.

Notable people

* Nicholas Richard Ainger, a Member of Parliament, was educated here, at Netherthorpe School. The school was established in 1572 by four local notable families; Frecheville, De Rodes and Sitwell, which today comprise the school houses, and Cavendish.
* John Frescheville, 1st Baron Frescheville, who family seat was in Staveley was elected a Member of Parliament 1628–9 and 1661–9. He was a Deputy Lieutenant for the county in 1639–42 and 1660, a Justice of the Peace from 1660, and a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber in 1639–45.
* Francis Rodes, judge, was born here and built the nearby Barlborough Hall as well as helping to found Netherthorpe School. [Whites 1857 Directory of Derbyshire p. 770-780]
* Thomas Rawson Birks, Cambridge Professor was born here in 1810.
* Sam Raybould, Liverpool F.C. striker, born here 1875
* Chris Spedding, rock and roll and jazz guitarist, born here 1944

ee also

* List of places in Derbyshire

References

External links

* [http://www.staveleyhall.org.uk/ Various related information but in particular documenting the 2006 Archaelogical dig that took place in the grounds of Staveley Hall]
* [http://www.solarpyramid.co.uk/ Official site for the Solar Pyramid]
* [http://www.cfieldcommunity.co.uk/ Spire and District Online - Community Website originated in Staveley and run for the local area]
* [http://www.cfieldcommunity.co.uk/sado_staveleytown.htm Unofficial Local Guide to Staveley and its Local Services]
* [http://www.cfieldcommunity.co.uk/sado_staveleyhistory.htm A Brief History of Staveley, Derbyshire]