Duffield Frith was, in medieval times, an area of Derbyshire in England, part of that bestowed upon Henry de Ferrers (or Ferrars) by King William, controlled from his seat at Duffield Castle. From 1266 it became part of the Duchy of Lancaster and from 1285 it was a Royal Forest with its own Forest Courts.
It extended from Duffield to Wirksworth and from Hulland to Heage. Most of it became the ancient parish of Duffield, which contained the townships of Hazlewood, Holbrook, Makeney and Milford, Shottle, and Windley, and the chapelries of Belper, Heage and Turnditch. The chapelry of Belper – or "Beaureper" – was built by the Duke of Lancaster for the use of the foresters.
The area had been noted for centuries for the quantity of deer, mostly fallow, but there was also wild boar. There were also wolves, at least until the end of the thirteenth century.
DuffieldFrith was, in medieval times, an area of Derbyshire in England, part of that bestowed upon Henry de Ferrers (or Ferrars) by King William, controlled...
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Census was 148. It was formerly part of the parish of Duffield within DuffieldFrith. During the reign of Henry III the Mynors, of the manor of Windle-hill...
Derwent and the Erewash in Derbyshire. Unlike the Forest of High Peak and DuffieldFrith it was not taken over by William I, but became a royal forest in the...
land growing with alders". In the Middle Ages, it was a manor within DuffieldFrith and contained the Royal Park of Shining Cliff Woods and a later park...
village consisted of a few dwellings on the coaching road into the DuffieldFrith, with the road being gated. This was known as Ward Gate and over the...
seven parks within DuffieldFrith. It was the site of a large shelter for cattle belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster who owned the Frith. It is generally...
the county was bestowed upon Henry de Ferrers, a part of it becoming DuffieldFrith. In time the whole area was given to the Duchy of Lancaster. Meanwhile...
Ferrers and was the centre of the wapentake of Appletree, which included DuffieldFrith. With his wife Bertha, he endowed Tutbury Priory with two manors in...
within DuffieldFrith and part of the manor of Duffield. The Church of All Saints was built in the 13th century as a chapel of ease to Duffield, while...
of the seven royal parks within DuffieldFrith. In time it was the location of the chief hunting lodge for the Frith, and there are frequent entries in...
Ferrers and was the centre of the wapentake of Appletree, which included DuffieldFrith. With his wife Bertha, he endowed Tutbury Priory with two manors in...
at some time after it was disafforested in 1225 and became part of DuffieldFrith. The town's name is thought to be a corruption of Beaurepaire – meaning...
exploited at least since the Middle Ages. After the Norman Conquest, nearby DuffieldFrith was the property of the de Ferrers family who were iron masters in Normandy...
been taken over when William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby extended DuffieldFrith to include the manor of Bradley, now part of Belper. In 1266 the area...
Sandstone with glacial sands and gravels and fertile clay;wetlands DuffieldFrith Derbyshire A group of six royal forests East Derbyshire Epping Forest...
shillings. Godric holds it" Shottle Park was one of the seven parks within DuffieldFrith. The gate at its south-east corner is still known as Shottle Gate. To...
along with all the other holdings of the Duchy of Lancaster, such as DuffieldFrith. Subsequently, the manor and forest of High Peak were leased in perpetuity...
English throne, and the holdings in Derbyshire surrounding Duffield became part of the DuffieldFrith royal forest. The term forest was not in reference to...
Boydell & Brewer, pp. 47–60, ISBN 978-0-85115-719-1 Wiltshire, M. (2005), DuffieldFrith: History & Evolution of the Landscape of a Medieval Derbyshire Forest...
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