Smalley, Derbyshire Genealogy

England Derbyshire

Parish History
Smalley St John the Baptist was a chapelry of Morley, Derbyshire Ancient Parish in Derbyshire.

SMALLEY, a chapelry, in the parish of Morley, union of Belper, hundred of Morleston and Litchurch, S. division of the county of Derby, 7 miles (N. E.) from Derby; containing 826 inhabitants. The area is 1570a. 2r. 38p. Here is a small colliery, and some extensive collieries in the neighbourhood afford employment to many of the population. The village is well built, and has been lately much improved. Pettysessions are held every Monday. The tithes have been commuted for £343. 4., and there are 27¼ acres of glebe in the township. The chapel, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a modern building, consisting of a nave and transepts. The Anabaptists have a place of worship in the village. John and Samuel Richardson, in 1712, conveyed property of which the annual income is £88, for the support of a school, and the relief of decayed colliers; 28 boys receive a gratuitous education, with a small pension during the period they attend school, and 16 colliers have a quarterly allowance.

From: 'Smalesmouth - Smisby', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 123-125. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51284 Date accessed: 14 March 2011.

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Poor Law Unions
Belper Poor Law Union, Derbyshire

Probate records
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