Lullington, Derbyshire
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  Lullington shown within Derbyshire |
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| District | South Derbyshire |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWADLINCOTE |
| Postcode district | DE12 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Lullington is a village and parish in south Derbyshire. It has an All Saints Church, a village hall, and a pub - The Colville Arms. Not surprisingly it is the Colville family who were staying at Lullington Hall in the 1850s[1]. In 1850, it had a school that was designed to take fifty children.
(In the left image, click the signpost in front of the village hall to see other places)
[edit] History
Lullington is mentioned in the Domesday book where it is then spelt Lullitune. The book says [2] under the title of “The lands of the King's Thegns[3]
In Lullington Auti had five carucates of land to the geld. There is land for five ploughs. There now Edward has of the king 21 villans and three bordars having four ploughs. There is a priest and one mill rendering 6s 8d and twelve acres of meadow. TRE[4] as now worth four pounds.“
[edit] References
- ^ Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May 1891) p.249 Accessed June 2007
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.754
- ^ The Theyns held a number of Derbyshire manors given to them by the King. These included obviously Lullington, but also included lands in Coal Aston, Sandiacre, Risley and less than one bovate in Ingleby.
- ^ TRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of King Edward before the Battle of Hastings.
