Pilsbury
Pilsbury | |
---|---|
![]() Pilsbury from the gated road. This substantial farmhouse has extensive views over the valley below. | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
OS grid reference | SK119631 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MATLOCK |
Postcode district | SK17 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
Pilsbury is a hamlet in the English county of Derbyshire, approximately 2 miles north of Hartington. It is on the side of the valley of the River Dove that, thereabouts, forms the border with the county of Staffordshire.
History
[edit]Pilsbury was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth ten shillings.[1] Just to the north of the hamlet is the site of Henry de Ferrers' Pilsbury Castle.
References
[edit]- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.745