Great Wilne
Great Wilne is a small village in Derbyshire, England on the border with Leicestershire. It is 7 miles (11 km) south east of Derby. It is a village split from its church of St Chad's by the river. The church is at the very small hamlet of Church Wilne which can only be approached by a short walk via the bridge over the River Derwent, or by a fair car journey which necessitates travelling out of the county. The population at the 2011 Census is included in the civil parish of Shardlow and Great Wilne.
History
[edit]In 1009 Æþelræd Unræd (King Ethelred the Unready) signed a charter at the Great Council which recognised the position and boundaries of Westune.[2] The land described in that charter included the lands now known as Shardlow, Great Wilne, Church Wilne, Crich, Smalley, Morley, Weston and Aston-on-Trent. Under this charter Æþelræd gave his minister a number of rights that made him free from tax and to his own rule within the manor.[3]
Wilne is still mentioned in the Domesday book as one village in 1086.
Shardlow and Great Wilne were included in the parish of Aston-on-Trent until 1838, when Shardlow constructed its own church.[2]
Local administration
[edit]Great Wilne is part of the civil parish of Shardlow and Great Wilne and the district of South Derbyshire.
Church Wilne
[edit]There is archaeological evidence of a deserted medieval settlement at Church Wilne.[4] St Chad's water, which was purchased by Draycott district council, is a nature reserve and a site for water sports.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Image from Wikimedia Commons June 2007
- ^ a b Aston on Trent Conservation Area History Archived 2007-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, South Derbyshire, accessed 25 November 2008
- ^ Charter of Æthelred, The Great Council, 1009, accessible at Derby records
- ^ "Church Wilne Deserted Medieval Settlement". Archaeology Data Service, University of York. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Skiing at Church Wilne
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