Sutton-cum-Duckmanton

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Sutton-cum-Duckmanton
Sutton-cum-Duckmanton shown within Derbyshire
Parish	Sutton-cum-Duckmanton
District	North East Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Chesterfield
Postcode district	S44
Dialling code	01246
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	West Derbyshire
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°14′N 1°20′W / 53.24, -1.34

Sutton-cum-Duckmanton is a civil parish in Derbyshire, England, lying between Bolsover and Chesterfield but in the district of North East Derbyshire.

The village has a parish church, a pub, 'The Arkwright Arms',^[1] and a parish council.

Sutton-cum-Duckmanton contains the villages of Arkwright Town, Duckmanton, Long Duckmanton, and Sutton Scarsdale. The total population in 2001 was 1,149.^[2]

[edit] History

John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72) said of Sutton-cum-Duckmanton:

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SUTTON-CUM-DUCKMANTON, a parish in Chesterfield district, Derby; 4 miles ESE of Chesterfield r. station. It has a post-office, of the name of Duckmanton, under Chesterfield. Acres, 4296. Real property, £6,105; of which £150 are in mines. Pop., 507. Houses, 97. The property belongs to W. Arkwright, Esq. S. Hall is Mr. A.'s seat, was built by Earl Scarsdale, and is a fine edifice in the Corinthian style. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £350. Patrons, the Trustees of W. Arkwright, Esq. There are an endowed school with £50 a year, and charities £5.

”

The parish registers date from 1662.