Bradley is a parish in Derbyshire just to the east of Ashbourne. Other neighbouring parishes include Hulland and Yeldersley. The parish church, All Saints, is constructed of stone and has no tower. The bell is attached to the rear wall.
'Bradley was in the Domesday Book' [1].
History
Bradley was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[2] and being worth twenty shillings[3].
Notable residents
- Thomas Bancroft, the seventeenth century poet from Swarkestone retired here.
The following lines are by Sir Aston Cockayne and begin a commendation of Bancroft's poem: <poem>
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- From your retir'd abode in Bradley town,
- Welcome, my friend, abroad to fair renown.
- Nova Atlantis and Eutopia you
- Again expose unto the publique view[4]
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References
- ^ Line drawing from Historic Byways and Highways of Old England Andrew Williams 1900
- ^ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Shirley, Aston-on-Trent and Pilsbury.
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.747
- ^ The Heroical Lover accessed 25 November 2007
