Edlaston

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Edlaston
Edlaston shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK176429
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ASHBOURNE
Postcode district	[[DE6 postcode area\|]]
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 52°58′52″N 1°43′48″W / 52.981, -1.73

Edlaston is a village and civil parish three miles south of Ashbourne in Derbyshire, just off the A515 road. It includes the township of Wyaston.

Edlaston is mentioned in Domesday book as "Edolveston". It is very rural as the land is light and stony with a clay subsoil, which is suitable for dairy pasture. The village consists of a few farms and cottages with a pub and Edlaston Hall which is now converted to units.

The parish church of St. James consists of a chancel, nave, south porch and a square wooden turret containing bells. The masonry is of the 14th century, but the windows and the roof tie-beams are of a later date. The church was repaired in 1682 and 1840, and was restored and reseated in 1870.