Calke
Calke | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH | |
Postcode district | LE65 | |
Dialling code | 01332 | |
Police | Derbyshire | |
Fire | Derbyshire | |
Ambulance | East Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Calke is a small village and
Geography
Calke is situated on the Derbyshire side of the county border with Leicestershire, between the villages of
History
The village Church of St Giles is a
In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Calke as follows:
CALKE, or Caulk, a parish in the district of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and county of Derby; on the SE verge of the county, 4 miles N of Ashby-de-la-Zouch r. station. Post Town, Ticknall, under Derby. Acres, 880. Real property, £987. Pop., 78. Houses, 14. An Augustinian priory was founded here, in 1160, by the Countess of Chester; a mansion on the site of the priory, and called Calke-Abbey, was erected, in the early part of last century, by Sir John Harpur."[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Calke parish postcodes". doogal.co.uk. doogal.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Key to English Place-Names: Calke, Derbyshire". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Soil Type: Soilscapes for England and Wales". ukso.org. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Geology Viewer". geologyviewer.bgs.ac.uk. British Geological Survey (UKRI). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Giles (Grade II) (1096490)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Church of St. Giles". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Christopher Saxton (1576). Saxton’s map of Warwickshire and Leicestershire (Map). Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Taylowe Limited. Terwoort, Lenaert. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
External links
Media related to Calke at Wikimedia Commons