Abney (Old English Abba's Island[1]) is a village in the parish of Abney and Abney Grange in the English county of Derbyshire. The settlement was mentioned as Habenai in the Domesday book of 1086.[2] It was recorded as Abbeneia, Abbeney(a) and Abbeneye between 1200 and 1431, and as Abney from 1416.[2]
| Abney | |
|---|---|
 Abney village | |
  Abney Location within Derbyshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK194792 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOPE VALLEY |
| Postcode district | S32 |
| Dialling code | 01433 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Abney was in the civil parish of Outseats, but in April 2015 the Outseats parish was merged with Hathersage parish, the latter name being used for the two combined parishes. The village is too small to have its own amenities other than a village hall, which contains a war memorial commemorating two parishioners, Wilfred Eyre and Reginald Eydes, who died in the First World War.[3] The closest church, pub and shops are in Eyam.
Listed building
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There is just one listed building in the parish,[4] Whitegate House, which is listed at Grade II, the lowest grade. It is a 17th-century stone-built farmhouse with 19th-century additions.[5]
Notable residents
editWilliam Newton, poet, was born near Abney at Cockey Farm.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Abney". Key to English Place-names. English Place Name Society at the University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ a b Watts, Victor (2007). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0521168557.
- ^ "W Eyre and R Eydes". Derbyshire War Memorials. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Listed Buildings in Abney and Abney Grange, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "II (Grade White Gate House) (1334887)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography now in the public domain
External links
edit- www.peakdistrictinformation.com/towns/abney.php
Media related to Abney, Derbyshire at Wikimedia Commons- Abney in the Domesday Book
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