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Alkmonton

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F. WHITE's "History, Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire & Sheffield":

"Alkmonton township and scattered village.2 miles S.W. from Longford and 5 & 1/2 miles south from Ashbourne, contains 694 acres of good marly land, 15 houses and 78 inhabitants, of whom 44 were males and 34 females; rateable value £802 10s. Thomas Wm Evans, Esq. is sole owner and lord of the manor.  The Church, dedicated to St. John, was erected in 1843 by the late Wm. Evans, Esq. It was originally a chapel of ease to Longford, but has since (with Bentley Hungry) been made a separate parish for all ecclesiastical purposes."
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Archives & Libraries

The Library at Etwall is an excellent resource with a Local History section and a Family History section.

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Cemeteries

Christine JOHNSTONE has a photograph of the Churchyard at St John's on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2012.

Peter WOOD also has a photograph of part of the Churchyard at St John's on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2016.

Alf BEARD provides a transcription of the Memorial Inscriptions on Rosemary LOCKIE's Wishful Thinking website.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Ashbourne sub-district of the Ashbourne Registration District.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1851H.O. 107 / 2146
1861R.G. 9 / 2519
1891R.G. 12 / 2751
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint John.
     
  • The church was built in 1843. It was consecrated in 1848.
     
  • The church was originally a chapel of ease for Longford, but became a separate ecclesiastical parish.
     
  • The church was thoroughly restored in 1878 and the porch rebuilt.
     
  • In 1908, the church chancel was restored and paneled in oak.
     
  • The church seats 160.
     
  • Geoff PICK provides a photograph of St. John's Church on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2004.
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1850 for baptisms, 1855 for marriages and 1856 for burials.
     
  • We have a window of Alkmonton baptisms in a file for your review. Your additions are welcomed.
     
  • Mike SPENCER has provided a partial extract of burials found in the parish register. Your additions and corrections are welcomed.
     
  • The church was in the rural deanery of Longford.
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Civil Registration

  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
  • The parish was in the Ashbourne sub-district of the Ashbourne Registration District.
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Description & Travel

"ALKMONTON, a township in the parish of Longford, hundred of Appletree, in the county of Derby, 5 miles to the S.E. of Ashbourne. The living is a perpetual curacy in the dioc, of Lichfield, value £50, in the patronage of W. Evans, Esq. A hospital, dedicated to St. Leonard, was established in this parish before the year 1474."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin HINSON ©2003]

Alkmonton is on the road between Cubley and Longford. The Bentley Brook flows through the west side of the parish.

J. THOMAS has a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2014. It appears that they could use your artistry and graphic talent to enhance their signage.

You can see pictures of Alkmonton which are provided by:

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Directories

  • Mel LOCKIE provides a transcription of the Alkmonton entry from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England, 1831.
     
  • "A township and small scattered village, 2 miles S.W. from Longford. The church, dedicated to St. John, was originally a chapel of ease to Longford, has since (with Bentley Hungry) been made a separate parish for all ecclesiastical purposes. The living is a perpetual curacy; the Rev. Alpheus Slight, M.A., is the incumbent. Here is an endowed school for boys and girls." [Ex. Harrison, Harrop & Co.'s Directory & Gazetteer of Derbyshire, 1860]
     
  • Ann ANDREWS provides a transcription of the Alkmonton entry from Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland (1891).
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Gazetteers

Alkmonton, township and eccl. dist. (St John), S. Derbyshire, 5 miles S. of Ashborne -- township, 739 ac., pop. 95.
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History

Alkmonton village is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book.

A hospital for female lepers was founded in 1100. The hospital was re-founded in 1406 as it seems it had suffered from the decrease in leprosy.

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK197374 (Lat/Lon: 52.934021, -1.7089), Alkmonton which are provided by:

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Military History

  • A diamond-shaped wooden plaque in St. John's Church commemorates a single soldier from the 1st Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry lost in World War I.
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Military Records

The War Memorial reads:

"In loving memory of pte. Oswald Henry, son of George and Henrietta GADSBY of Hungry Bentley who died at Salonica November 2nd, 1916, aged 24 years."

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Politics & Government

  • The ecclessisastical parish was formed in 1849, shortly after the church was consecrated. The political entity was the "Chapelry District of Alkmonton".
     
  • Hungry Bentley was a village and a "Liberty" within Alkmonton parish.
     
  • This place was an ancient Chapelry and Township in Longford parish in Derby county and it was incorporated as a modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
     
  • This parish was in the ancient Appletree Hundred (or Wapentake).
     
  • The parish has formed a Joint Parish Council with Hungry Bentley, but they have not established an Internet web presence.
     
  • District governance is provided by the Derbyshire Dales District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • For information only - the "Parish Chest" for Alkmonton contains no Settlement Certificates. My grateful thanks to Janet KIRK for this information.
     
  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Appletree petty session hearings.
     
  • With the passage of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became part of the Ashbourne Poorlaw Union.
     
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Probate Records

  • We have a probate recorded for Sarah TATLOW, born 1859 in Alkmonton, deaf and dumb since birth and who died 12 Aug 1916 in Derby.
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Schools

A Public Elementary School (mixed) was built here in Hungry Bentley in 1856 to house 40 students.

J. THOMAS has a photograph of the former schoolhouse on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2014. You'll note that the schoolbell is retained on this building.