24-579: Ockbrook is a village in the Erewash district, in the county of Derbyshire , England. It is almost contiguous with the village of Borrowash , the two only separated by the A52 . The civil parish is Ockbrook and Borrowash . The population of this civil parish at the 2011 Census was 7,335. Ockbrook lies about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Derby . There is evidence of human activity in Ockbrook as far back as
48-495: A gitty . These were originally footpaths through fields. They have survived the encroachment of housing by mutating into high walled or fenced alleyways between the buildings and gardens of the new (and old) developments. Numerous footpaths start at the village boundary (often as the continuation of a street or gitty) and lead over the fields to neighbouring villages, Hamlet_(place) and farms. OS = Ordnance Survey . OS sheets use Roman numerals , so L = 50. This list
72-463: A Group A one-piece brooch, an Iron Age coin of silver dating to between 40 BC and 10 AD, and an Iron Age ring headed pin or spike. Evidence of occupation during the Roman period (AD43 - 410) includes the sites of three farmsteads, one of which has been excavated. From these it appears that the fortunes of the area at that time mirrored those of nearby Derventio (Roman Derby), with a boom starting during
96-499: A commuter dormitory for Derby. History of cricket dates back to the mid nineteenth century, where a match report was recorded between Ockbrook and "Sawley Club" in 1843. Ockbrook & Borrowash Cricket Club moved to the current ground on Victoria Avenue in 1898. In 1999, Ockbrook & Borrowash CC became the first champions of the newly formed Premier Division of the Derbyshire County Cricket League ;
120-577: A league wide. In King Edward ’s day worth £4 now 40 shillings belonging to the Bishop of Chester ...". By 1086 the manor had been transferred either to the extensive holdings of Geoffrey Alselin or to the Bishop of Chester (according to Domesday ), both of whom were Norman . c1130 it was divided between two sons of Sir Ralph Halselin whence half descended to the Bardolfs of Wormegay (who sold it to
144-536: Is incomplete. Borough of Erewash Erewash ( / ˈ ɛr ə w ɒ ʃ / ) is a local government district with borough status in Derbyshire , England. The borough is named after the River Erewash . The council has offices in both the borough's towns of Ilkeston and Long Eaton . The borough also includes several villages and surrounding rural areas. Some of the built-up areas in
168-546: The 2023 election , the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, the council has comprised 47 councillors , elected from 19 wards , with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. When the council was created, it inherited three sets of offices from the predecessor district councils. The South East Derbyshire council offices on St Mary's Gate in Derby were sold shortly after
192-580: The Erewash borough. The parish falls under the authority of Risley ‘Risley with Hopwell Parish Council’. and is located in the Draycott & Risley Ward. Mentioned in the Domesday Book Survey of 1086, Hopwell was a settlement in the Hundred of Morleystone and the county of Derbyshire. It had a recorded population of 14.3 households in 1086. The most notable building in the parish
216-638: The Mesolithic period (~8000BC) in the form of two bifacial cores of flint. A small greenstone axe head attests to Neolithic activity (4000 - 2500BC, but no archaeological evidence has yet been discovered of Bronze Age activity in the village. From the Iron Age (800BC - AD43) there is a variety of evidence obtained during the excavation of a Romano-British aisled building at Littlehay Grange Farm between 1994 and 1997. This includes sherds of Ancaster Breedon scored ware and Aylesford-Swarling Pottery ,
240-522: The Waltham TV transmitter. Radio stations for the area are: The local newspapers that cover the area are: 52°55′N 1°19′W / 52.917°N 1.317°W / 52.917; -1.317 Hopwell Hopwell is a hamlet and civil parish in the south east of Derbyshire , England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 33. It lies south of Dale Abbey and north of Draycott . Since 1974 it has been part of
264-530: The 2nd century AD followed by abandonment at the end of the 4th century. During the early Dark Ages , Ockbrook was part of the Kingdom of Mercia . According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , this was founded in 560 by Creoda , one of whose followers may have had the personal name Occa . It was this Occa (an Anglo Saxon ) who established Ockbrook in the 6th century on the banks of a small stream,
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#1732782585671288-642: The English hereabouts, the Danelaw survived until 1066 when, according to the Domesday Book , the manor was held by Toki (probably a Dane ). The entry reads: "...In Ockbrook Tochi had four carucates of land (assessed) to the geld , land for four ploughs. There are now ten villeins and two Bordars having three ploughs and four rent paying tenants rendering 14 shillings. There are five acres of meadow, woodland for pannage one league in length and half
312-716: The Foljambe's c1420) and half to Serlo de Grendon who granted it to Dale Abbey . At the Reformation , these shares were largely broken up amongst the freeholders , notably the Battelles, Harpurs, Keyes (of Hopwell ) and Wilmots (of Chaddesden ). In 1750 the Moravian Church established a settlement here, one of only three remaining in the country. This was on the edge of the old village and separate from it. The buildings are Georgian red brick and two of them,
336-500: The Manse (1822) and the chapel (1751–1752) are grade II listed . From the early 19th century, middle-class families from Derby and Long Eaton took advantage of the fragmented landowning pattern to acquire land and build elegant villas. Also during this period, work diversified to include four silk glove makers, four shoemakers, and a straw bonnet maker. In more recent times, extensive new housing developments have turned Ockbrook into
360-656: The Ock. During the ninth century, the Danes invaded and swept through large swathes of England until fought to a standstill by Alfred the Great . The country was partitioned as a consequence c874 and Ockbrook, being east of Watling Street (the present day A5 ) would have been in the Danelaw . This period is attested to by two place names, The Ridings and Carrhill, which derive from Danish . Despite frequent skirmishes between Danes and
384-408: The chair of the council to take the title of mayor. Erewash Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Derbyshire County Council . Parts of the borough are also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under Labour majority control since the 2023 election . The first election to the council
408-748: The east of the borough form part of the Nottingham Urban Area . Erewash Borough has military affiliations with 814 Naval Air Squadron Fleet Air Arm based at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose and the Mercian Regiment of the British Army , as the successors to the local infantry regiment the Sherwood Foresters . The neighbouring districts are South Derbyshire , Derby , Amber Valley , Broxtowe , Rushcliffe and North West Leicestershire . The district
432-404: The enlarged building Long Eaton Town Hall . The council continues to use both town halls for its offices and meetings. The towns of Ilkeston and Long Eaton are both unparished areas . The rest of the borough is divided into 13 civil parishes . None of the parish councils are styled as town councils. The borough has fourteen state secondary schools and 41 primary schools. It is also home to
456-588: The new council's creation. There was some discussion about building a central headquarters for the council, with possibilities examined at Ilkeston, Long Eaton and Sandiacre, but it was decided in 1976 that the cost of a single new building or a large enough extension to existing buildings was prohibitive. Instead the council built more modest extensions to the buildings it had inherited from the old Ilkeston and Long Eaton councils, notably in 1981 to Ilkeston Town Hall , and in 1991 to The Hall in Long Eaton, renaming
480-565: The public (fee-paying) school of Trent College , with its junior/ preparatory school , The Elms School. Broomfield Hall of Derby College is located in Morley . Derby Japanese School (ダービー日本人補習校 Dābī Nihonjin Hoshūkō ), a Japanese weekend school , holds its classes in Broomfield Hall. In terms of television, the area is served by BBC East Midlands and ITV Central broadcast from
504-487: The top level for recreational club cricket in Derbyshire, England, and is a designated ECB Premier League . The club has continued to gain high acclaim and has since added a further 5 Championship ECB Premier league titles to its tally: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, and 2014. Ockbrook Football Club. Borrowood Golf Club was founded in 1902 as a 9-hole course. It was laid out on farmland south of Borrow Wood Farm between
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#1732782585671528-409: The villages of Ockbrook and Spondon. The club closed in the early 1950s. The area of the village is 1,730 acres (700 ha). The population growth figures include Borrowash Source: Email from Census Customer Services. [REDACTED] This list of streets is taken from Street list from Streetmap.co.uk The quickest route between two points in the village is often via
552-477: Was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as one of nine districts within Derbyshire. The new district covered the whole area of two former districts and part of a third, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was named after the River Erewash , which forms the district's eastern boundary. On 28 June 1974 the district was awarded borough status, allowing
576-465: Was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Erewash. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council and executive. The leaders since 1974 have been: Following
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