New Brampton

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

Bill BOADEN has a photograph of the the neatly-maintained St. Thomas Churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2015.

Neil THEASBY has a photograph of the St. Thomas's Churchyard from the east side on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2013.

Mike SPENCER and Louis MILLS have put together a list of extracted Parish Register burials for your review. Your additions and corrections are welcomed.

• The parish was in the Chesterfield sub-district of the Chesterfield Registration District.
   
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
   

• St Thomas's Church, New Brampton, was built in 1832, and stands beside the main A619 road approaching Chesterfield from the Baslow direction. See also Old Brampton.
   
• David BEVIS has a photograph of St. Thomas' church tower on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2012.
   
• Neil THEASBY also has a photograph of St. Thomas' Church on Geo-graph, taken in November, 2013.

• And Rosemary LOCKIE has some Memorial Inscriptions from St. Thomas churchyard.
   
• The church was in the rural deanery of Chesterfield.
   
• A Congregational chapel was erected in 1873 and enlarged in 1877.
   
• The Wesleyan chapel was built in 1827 and enlarged in 1848.
   
• David SMITH has a photograph of the Former Primitive Methodist chapel on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2018.
   
• David BEVIS has a photograph of the Gospel Mission Congregational Church off Old Road on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2012.

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
   
• The parish was in the Chesterfield sub-district of the Chesterfield Registration District.

"BRAMPTON... A new church has been erected in the eastern part of the parish, called New Brampton, and is dedicated to St. Thomas; it contains 700 sittings, of which half are free."

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

Today, New Brampton is considered a suburb of Chesterfield.

• Geograph
• Flickr

• Ann ANDREWS provides a transcription of the New Brampton entry from Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland (1891).
   
• Rosemary LOCKIE provides a transcription of the New Brampton entry from Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, 1895.

See the Vision of Britain website for information on New Brampton.

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from New Brampton to another place.

• The ancient parish of Brampton was divided in 1832 into the area centred on the old parish church of St Peter and St Paul, now more commonly known as Old Brampton, and New Brampton, served by St Thomas's church, newly consecrated that year. Today, paradoxically, New Brampton, probably as a consequence of being closer to the centre of Chesterfield, having a larger population, and consequently in the forefront of more people's consciousness is known colloquially as simply 'Brampton'.

Alan MURRAY-Rust has a photograph of An extensive cotton mill alongside the River Hipper on Geo-graph, taken in une, 2021. The mill complex is Listed Grade II* with English Heritage.

David LALLY has a photograph of the Britannia Public House and it's Sign on Geo-graph, both taken in May, 2017.

David LALLY has a photograph of The Rose and Crown Pub. on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2017.

J. THOMAS has a photograph of The Star Public House on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2016.

Bill BOADEN has a photograph of The Anchor Pub. on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2015.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK367706 (Lat/Lon: 53.231177, -1.45167), New Brampton which are provided by:

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps
• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• Old Maps Online
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
• Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
• GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)

• All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.

There is a WW1 War Memorial Cornish granite pillar in the churchyard of St John the Apostle Church. The inscription reads:
 

"TO THE
MEMORY OF
THE MEN
OF BRAMPTON
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918"

The churchyard War Memorial has four plaques that list the names of 210 men who died in World War One (Note: only 209 names are listed).

Names on the 3 O'clock face:

1. G. ADAMS
2. A. D. ALTON
3. W. ARCHER S.SGT.
4. G. F. ARROWSMITH
5. P. J. BAKER
6. S. L. BAKER P.SGT.
7. J. W. BARKER
8. W. BARKER Cpl.
9. W. BARNETT
10. S. BEEVERS
11. J. G. BENNETT
12. E. BERRESFORD L.Cpl. Leicester Regt.
13. H. BERRESFORD
14. James Basil BERRESFORD Royal Scots Fusiliers
15. W. BERRIDGE
16. C. BIGGIN
17. T. BLACK 2ND.LT.
18. C. H. BLACKBURN L.BMR.
19. T. BOND
20. D. BOOKER
21. A. BRADY
22. J. BRADY
23. H. BRAILSFORD
24. H. R. BRAILSFORD
25. S. BRANSON
26. W. BRASSINGTON
27. F. L. BREALEY
28. G. A. BRIDGES
29. G. BROCKLEHURST Sherwood Foresters
30. M. BROWN
31. R. H. BROWN
32. V. BURTOFT
33. J. E. BUSWELL Cpl.
34. A. E. BUXTON
35. Frederick Hudson BUXTON L.Cpl. Sherwood Foresters
36. W. BUXTON
37. W. H. H. CARLINE SGT.
38. T. CATHERALL
39. C. H. CATT[E] Q.M.SGT.
40. W. CHADWICK
41. F. CHAPMAN
42. W. B. CHELL
43. F. L. COE
44. F. COLE
45. B. COOK CO.S.M.
46. F. COOKE L.Cpl.
47. P. COOPER
48. J. H. COTTERILL
49. E. COULSON
50. F. COWBURN
51. Arthur CRESSWELL
52. J. CRONAN
53. F. CROW

Names on the 12 o'clock face, left column:

54. F. DANN L.Cpl
55. J. H. DAVIES
56. J. W. DENMAN SGT, 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters
57. William H. DOVE L.Cpl. Sherwood Foresters
58. John William DUCE, pte. 1st/6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters
59. James F. EDSON, pte., East Yorkshire Regt.
60. H. ELLIS
61. W. H. EVANS
62. G. H. EXLEY
63. G. W. FALCONER
64. B. FARNSWORTH
65. A. FINNEY
66. E. FLETCHER
67. W. E. FORD Cpl.
68. W. H. FOSTER L.Cpl.
69. W. FRETWELL
70. W. GASCOIGNE
71. WM. GASCOIGNE Sherwood Foresters
72. J. E. GAUNT Cpl.
73. T. GILBERT
74. G. H. GLOVER SGT.
75. F. GOODWIN
76. H. GOODWIN
77. G. G. GRAHAM
78. R. GRANBY
79. T. GREAVES CPT.
80. F. W. GRINNELL Cpl.
81. E. HALKSWORTH
82. G. HALL
83. R. HAMLET SGT.
84. J. A. HAMMOND L.Cpl.
85. H. HARDY SGT.
86. G. E. HARLEY
87. G. H. HASKEY L.Cpl. York and Lancs. Regt.
88. S. HAYES
89. H. HEALEY
90. E. HELLEWELL
91. S. HELLEWELL CO.Q.M.S.
92. F. HEPWORTH
93. G. HERRINGTON
94. E. HESTER
95. G. A. HIBBERD SGT.
96. C. HIGGINBOTTOM
97. H. HILL
98. A. HILTON 2ND.LT.
99. W. H. HOLLAND
100. J. G. HOLMES
101. W. HOPKINSON SGT.
102. L. HOSKIN
103. Alexander Robert HUBBARD, pte. 1st Bn. Sherwood Foresters
104. J. J. HUDSON
105. H. HUGHES

12 o'clock face, right column:

106. E. INCH Cpl. Royal Field Artillery
107. H. JACKSON
108. William Brabazon M. JACKSON CAPT. Sherwood Foresters
109. W. JAMES Cpl.
110. A. JEPHSON
111. F. C. JEPHSON
112. FK. JOHNSON
113. FD. JOHNSON
114. W. H. JONES
115. D. KNIGHT
116. J&C. KNOWLES
117. H. LACK
118. J. H.LEAKE
119. J. T. LEE L.Cpl.
120. G. H. LILLEY
121. G. A. LOWE
122. A. MCLELLAN
123. E. MADDISON
124. P. MADIN
125. Charles Gilbert MARGERESON, King's Own Scottish Borderers
126. G. MARKHAM
127. W. MARPLES
128. J. MARSDEN
129. J. MARSH
130. W. MARSH
131. C. MASON
132. T. MAY
133. E. MELLOR L.Cpl.
134. T. MITCHELL SGT.
135. W. MOSLEY L.Cpl.
136. H. NEEDHAM
137. W. W. NEEDHAM
138. A. O. NICHOLLS
139. A. V. NICHOLLS
140. F. NICHOLLS
141. L. NICHOLLS Cpl
142. W. O'DONNELL
143. J. J. R. OLDHAM
144. J. A. PEARSON 2ND.LT.
145. R. PEARSON
146. J. V. PERKINS
147. H. PHEASEY
148. J. D. PLATTS
149. G. W. POTTER
150. George PRIEST L.Cpl., Northumberland Fusiliers
151. V. PRINCE
152. John Thomas REDFERN, Sherwood Foresters
153. W. J. REYNOLDS
154. C. RHODES
155. J. RIPPON L.Cpl.
156. Frank Bradbury ROBINSON CPT. Sherwood Foresters
157. W. ROBINSON

9 o'clock face:

158. Albert Edwin ROE, Sherwood Foresters
159. G. R. RYAN
160. J. RYAN SGT.
161. J. SALT
162. Herbert SAXBY PO. RN. H.M.S. "Defence."
163. E. SCOTT
164. J. SHARPE
165. R. SHARPE BMR.
166. F. SHEPHERD L. Cpl.
167. J. W. SHEPHERD
168. W. SILCOCK
169. H. SIMPSON 2ND.LT.
170. H. SMITH SGT.
171. Edward STANHOPE, Sherwood Foresters
172. W. STATEN
173. F. STEVENSON
174. J. STEVENSON Cpl.
175. W. STEVENSON
176. W. STEVENSON
177. F. STINCHCOMBE Cpl.
178. E. STONE
179. G. W. STORER
180. A. TAYLOR
181. A. THORPE
182. John Henry TOMLINSON L.Cpl., York and Lancs Regt.
183. F. B. TURNER
184. G. E. TURNER
185. T. VERO, Sherwood Foresters
186. G. H. VICKERS L.Cpl.
187. H. WAIN
188. M. H. WAIN
189. E. WALKER
190. J. WALKER
191. V. WALKER Cpl.
192. R. W. WALL
193. R. WALTERS
194. J. WARD
195. P. WARNER
196. W. WATTS
197. H. WETTON
198. H. WHEATLEY Cpl.
199. H. WITHAM
200. H. WIBBERLEY
201. G. H. WIDDOWSON
202. W. G. WILLIAMS
203. H. WOOD L.Cpl.
204. L. WOODHEAD
205. James Frederick WOODS SGT., Sherwood Foresters
206. G. WORRALL
207. E. W. WRIGHT
208. R. T. WRIGHT 2ND.LT
209. W. E. WRIGHT

Jon CANTRILL offers this announcement from the Derbyshire Times of May 28th 1921: "Marriages: On May 21st at St Thomas Church, Brampton, Chesterfield, by ______(?) Clifford R. MARSDEN to Lois M. R(?) KIRK younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. KIRK of 368 Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield."

• This place was an ancient parish in Derby county and it became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
   
• See the note above about the 1832 splitting of the parish.
   
• New Brampton is now a ward of the city of Chesterfield.
   
• This parish was in the ancient Scarsdale Hundred (or Wapentake).

• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Chesterfield petty session hearings every Saturday.
   
• As a result of the 1834 Poorlaw Amendment Act reforms, this parish became a member of the Chesterfield Poorlaw Union.

• A National (mixed) School was erected about 1830 and enlarged in 1868 and again in 1885, for 290 children and 90 infants.
   
• A School Board of 7 members was formed in 1876.
   
• in Holymoorside a board school was erected in erected in 1874 for 200 students.
   
• In 1877, the Old Brampton Board School for 800 children was built.