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Bonsall
	Bonsall village
	Bonsall parish highlighted within Derbyshire
Population	775 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SK279582
Civil parish	Bonsall;
District	Derbyshire Dales;
Shire county	Derbyshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Matlock
Postcode district	DE4
Dialling code	01629
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Derbyshire Dales;
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53°07′16″N 1°35′02″W / 53.121°N 1.584°W / 53.121; -1.584

Bonsall is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales on the edge of the Peak District. The civil parish population, including Brightgate and Horse Dale, was 775 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 803 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

Geography

Bonsall is about 5 miles (8 km) from Matlock and about 18 miles (29 km) from Derby. Bonsall has a long history of lead mining, along with its neighbouring town of Wirksworth, probably going back to Roman times, and is recorded in the Domesday Book.

Bonsall Leys,^[3] to the west of Bonsall, is grassland that has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The Diocese of Derby own some of the land included within Bonsall Leys SSSI.^[4]

The approach to the village is via a steep hill leading up from Via Gellia (now the A5012 road) and nearby Cromford. The road is called the Clatterway, or occasionally the Col du Bonsall.^{[citation needed]}

The village lies on the edge of the Peak District National Park, the border of which bisects the 'Uppertown' suburb. The village is on the Limestone Way, at the head of its branch to Matlock, and on the Peak District Boundary Walk.^[5]

Parts of St James the Apostle's Church, Bonsall date from the 13th century, including the north side of the chancel and the arcade of the south aisle. The arcade of the north aisle is later and so is the Perpendicular Gothic tower. The outer walls of the church were rebuilt in 1861–62 under the direction of the Gothic Revival architect Ewan Christian.^[6]

There is a market cross in the village centre that may date from the Middle Ages. The ball on top was added in 1671.^[6] Bonsall applied for a market charter some three hundred years ago,^[when?] but was rejected.^[7]

The Manor House was built in about 1670 and the Kings Head public house was established in 1677.^[6]

Textiles and lead mines

Bonsall inhabitants have been involved in the textile industry, before and after Richard Arkwright. Around 1850 Bonsall was a farming village surrounded by lead mines and busy outworker frame-knitting workshops. A few 18th- and 19th-century frame-knitting workshop buildings survive.^[6] Many people also worked in the cotton spinning mills at Cromford and the Via Gellia. In early modern times Bonsall was on an important salters' route, and was a staging post on the road between Derby and Manchester.^{[citation needed]}.

Economy and amenities

Bonsall remains a working village that is involved in agriculture, heavy goods transport and a range of forms of information technology. However, most people in the village travel to cities such as Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield for work.^{[citation needed]} The village supports two public houses, the Barley Mow^[8] and the Kings Head.

The parish has a Church of England primary school.^[9]

Bonsall Camp

Bonsall Camp in Uppertown is a Christian youth camp, owned by the Christian Youth Foundation, a charity that runs several residential children's and youth weeks in the summer holidays. Camps have been run here for more than 60 years.^[10] The Christian author Selwyn Hughes recalls in his biography the time he was sent home from the camp for bad behaviour.

Events

Attractions include the Annual "World Championship Hen Race" held annually in August at the Barley Mow public house. This event was run for the first time in 1992.

Discovery of horse skulls

During a renovation of a house in 'upper town' in 1866, builders lifted the ground-floor floorboards, only to discover 29 horse skulls with all of their lower jaws missing. They hypothesised that these skulls were remains from a legendary battle that took place on Bonsall Moor.^[11]

UFO sightings

For two years from October 2000, there were 19 sightings of UFOs in the area. On 5 October 2000, Sharon Rowlands photographed a circular object. The circular object showed a similarity to a circular object seen on the STS-75 Columbia Space Shuttle mission in early 1996.^[12]

References

^ "Area selected: Derbyshire Dales (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^ "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
^ "Nature Recovery within an EcoDiocese – the role of a landowner". Beating the bounds. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
^ McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN 978-1909461536.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1978) [1953]. Derbyshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 101–102. ISBN 0-14-071008-6.
^ Sharpe, Neville T (2002). Crosses of the Peak District. Landmark Collectors Library. Ashbourne: Landmark Publishing Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-84306-044-2.
^ "Barley Mow Bonsall". Retrieved 28 July 2014.
^ "Bonsall CE Primary School". Retrieved 28 July 2014.
^ "About". Bonsall Camp. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
^ "Unknown". Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury. 8 September 1866. p. 3.
^ "'UFO video' goes to Hollywood". BBC News. 1 June 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

External links

[1] "Area selected: Derbyshire Dales (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2011.

[2] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[3] "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

[4] "Nature Recovery within an EcoDiocese – the role of a landowner". Beating the bounds. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

[:0-5] McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN 978-1909461536.

[pevsner-6] Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1978) [1953]. Derbyshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 101–102. ISBN 0-14-071008-6.

[7] Sharpe, Neville T (2002). Crosses of the Peak District. Landmark Collectors Library. Ashbourne: Landmark Publishing Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-84306-044-2.

[8] "Barley Mow Bonsall". Retrieved 28 July 2014.

[9] "Bonsall CE Primary School". Retrieved 28 July 2014.

[10] "About". Bonsall Camp. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

[11] "Unknown". Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury. 8 September 1866. p. 3.

[12] "'UFO video' goes to Hollywood". BBC News. 1 June 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

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-'''Bonsall''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Derbyshire Dales]] on the edge of the [[Peak District]]. The civil parish population was 775 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 803 at the 2011 Census and including Brightgate and Horse Dale.{{clarify|date=March 2016|reason=not entirely clear whether 2001 census included Brightgate and Horse Dale, or just the 2011 census}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120920&c=Bonsall&d=16&e=62&g=6413713&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458558108182&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=21 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
+'''Bonsall''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Derbyshire Dales]] on the edge of the [[Peak District]]. The civil parish population, including Brightgate and Horse Dale, was 775 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 803 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120920&c=Bonsall&d=16&e=62&g=6413713&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458558108182&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=21 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
 ==Geography==
 Bonsall is about {{convert|5|mi|0}} from [[Matlock, Derbyshire|Matlock]] and about {{convert|18|mi}} from [[Derby]]. Bonsall has a long history of [[Derbyshire lead mining history|lead mining]], along with its neighbouring town of [[Wirksworth]], probably going back to [[Roman Britain|Roman]] times, and is recorded in the [[Domesday Book]].
+Bonsall Leys,<ref>{{Cite web |title=SSSI detail |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1005517&SiteName=bonsall%20leys&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk}}</ref> to the west of Bonsall, is grassland that has been designated as a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]]. The [[Diocese of Derby]] own some of the land included within Bonsall Leys SSSI.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-06 |title=Nature Recovery within an EcoDiocese – the role of a landowner |url=https://beatingtheboundshome.wpcomstaging.com/2022/08/06/nature-recovery-within-an-ecodiocese-the-role-of-a-landowner/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Beating the bounds |language=en-GB}}</ref>
-The village is on the [[Limestone Way]], at the head of its branch to Matlock. The village lies on the edge of the [[Peak District|Peak District National Park]], the border of which bisects the 'Uppertown' suburb. The approach to the village is via a 1:5 hill, which leads down to [[Via Gellia]] (now the [[A5012 road]]) and nearby [[Cromford]]. The road is called the Clatterway, or occasionally the ''Col du Bonsall''.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
+The approach to the village is via a steep hill leading up from [[Via Gellia]] (now the [[A5012 road]]) and nearby [[Cromford]]. The road is called the Clatterway, or occasionally the ''Col du Bonsall''.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
-Parts of [[St James the Apostle's Church, Bonsall]] date from the 13th century, including the north side of the [[chancel]] and the [[Arcade (architecture)|arcade]] of the south [[Aisle#Architecture|aisle]]. The arcade of the north aisle is later and so is the [[English Gothic architecture#Perpendicular Gothic|Perpendicular Gothic]] tower. The outer walls of the church were rebuilt in 1861–62 under the direction of the [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival architect]] [[Ewan Christian]].<ref name="pevsner">{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |author1-link=Nikolaus Pevsner |last2=Williamson |first2=Elizabeth |series=[[Pevsner Architectural Guides#Buildings of England|The Buildings of England]] |title=Derbyshire |origyear=1953 |year=1978 |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0-14-071008-6 |pages=101–102}}</ref>
+The village lies on the edge of the [[Peak District|Peak District National Park]], the border of which bisects the 'Uppertown' suburb. The village is on the [[Limestone Way]], at the head of its branch to Matlock, and on the [[Peak District Boundary Walk]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=McCloy|first=Andrew|title=Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park|publisher=Friends of the Peak District|year=2017|isbn=978-1909461536}}</ref>
+Parts of [[St James the Apostle's Church, Bonsall]] date from the 13th century, including the north side of the [[chancel]] and the [[Arcade (architecture)|arcade]] of the south [[Aisle#Architecture|aisle]]. The arcade of the north aisle is later and so is the [[English Gothic architecture#Perpendicular Gothic|Perpendicular Gothic]] tower. The outer walls of the church were rebuilt in 1861–62 under the direction of the [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival architect]] [[Ewan Christian]].<ref name="pevsner">{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |author1-link=Nikolaus Pevsner |last2=Williamson |first2=Elizabeth |series=[[Pevsner Architectural Guides#Buildings of England|The Buildings of England]] |title=Derbyshire |orig-year=1953 |year=1978 |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0-14-071008-6 |pages=101–102}}</ref>
 There is a [[market cross]] in the village centre that may date from the Middle Ages. The ball on top was added in 1671.<ref name="pevsner"/> Bonsall applied for a market charter some three hundred years ago,{{When|date=September 2011}} but was rejected.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sharpe |first=Neville T |title=Crosses of the Peak District |year=2002 |series=Landmark Collectors Library |publisher=Landmark Publishing Ltd. |location=Ashbourne |isbn=1-84306-044-2 |page=not cited}}</ref>
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 ==Textiles and lead mines==
-Bonsall inhabitants have been involved in the textile industry, before and after [[Richard Arkwright]]. Around 1850 Bonsall was a farming village surrounded by lead mines and busy [[outworker]] frame-knitting workshops. A few 18th- and 19th-century frame-knitting workshop buildings survive.<ref name="pevsner" /> Many people also worked in the cotton spinning mills at [[Cromford]] and the Via Gellia. In early modern times Bonsall was on an important salters' route, and was a staging post on the road between Derby and [[Manchester]].
+Bonsall inhabitants have been involved in the textile industry, before and after [[Richard Arkwright]]. Around 1850 Bonsall was a farming village surrounded by lead mines and busy [[outworker]] frame-knitting workshops. A few 18th- and 19th-century frame-knitting workshop buildings survive.<ref name="pevsner" /> Many people also worked in the cotton spinning mills at [[Cromford]] and the Via Gellia. In early modern times Bonsall was on an important salters' route, and was a staging post on the road between Derby and [[Manchester]].{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}.
 {{see also|Beans and Bacon mine}}
 ==Economy and amenities==
-[[File:Bonsall arial.jpg|thumb| Aerial photo of Bonsall village seen from a helicopter]]
+[[File:Bonsall arial.jpg|thumb|Aerial photo of Bonsall village seen from a helicopter]]
-Bonsall remains a working village that is involved in agriculture, heavy goods transport and a range of forms of information technology. However, most people in the village travel to cities such as Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield for work.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}} The village supports two public houses, the Barley Mow<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barleymowbonsall.co.uk/ |title=Barley Mow Bonsall |accessdate=28 July 2014}}</ref> and the Kings Head.
+Bonsall remains a working village that is involved in agriculture, heavy goods transport and a range of forms of information technology. However, most people in the village travel to cities such as Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield for work.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}} The village supports two public houses, the Barley Mow<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barleymowbonsall.co.uk/ |title=Barley Mow Bonsall |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> and the Kings Head.
-The parish has a [[Church of England]] primary school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bonsall.derbyshire.sch.uk/ |title=Bonsall CE Primary School |accessdate=28 July 2014}}</ref>
+The parish has a [[Church of England]] primary school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bonsall.derbyshire.sch.uk/ |title=Bonsall CE Primary School |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref>
 ===Bonsall Camp===
-Bonsall Camp in Uppertown is a Christian youth camp, owned by the Christian Youth Foundation, a charity that runs several residential children's and youth weeks in the summer holidays. Camps have been run here for more than 60 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bonsallcamp.co.uk/?page_id=9 |title=About |publisher=Bonsall Camp | accessdate=28 July 2014}}</ref> The Christian author [[Selwyn Hughes]] recalls in his biography the time he was sent home from the camp for bad behaviour.
+Bonsall Camp in Uppertown is a Christian youth camp, owned by the Christian Youth Foundation, a charity that runs several residential children's and youth weeks in the summer holidays. Camps have been run here for more than 60 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bonsallcamp.co.uk/?page_id=9 |title=About |publisher=Bonsall Camp |access-date=28 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728171351/http://bonsallcamp.co.uk/?page_id=9 |archive-date=28 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Christian author [[Selwyn Hughes]] recalls in his biography the time he was sent home from the camp for bad behaviour.
 ===Events===
 Attractions include the Annual "World Championship Hen Race" held annually in August at the Barley Mow public house. This event was run for the first time in 1992.
+==Discovery of horse skulls==
+During a renovation of a house in 'upper town' in 1866, builders lifted the ground-floor floorboards, only to discover 29 horse skulls with all of their lower jaws missing. They hypothesised that these skulls were remains from a legendary battle that took place on Bonsall Moor.<ref>{{cite newspaper |newspaper=Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury |date=8 September 1866 |page=3 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000366/18660908/021/0003 |title=Unknown |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
 ==UFO sightings==
-For two years from October 2000, there were 19 sightings of [[Unidentified flying object|UFO]]s in the area. On 5 October 2000, Sharon Rowlands photographed a circular object. The circular object showed a similarity to a circular object seen on the [[STS-75]] Columbia [[Space Shuttle program|Space Shuttle]] mission in early 1996.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1363000/1363848.stm |title='UFO video' goes to Hollywood |publisher=BBC News |date=1 June 2001 |accessdate=28 July 2014}}</ref>
+For two years from October 2000, there were 19 sightings of [[Unidentified flying object|UFO]]s in the area. On 5 October 2000, Sharon Rowlands photographed a circular object. The circular object showed a similarity to a circular object seen on the [[STS-75]] Columbia [[Space Shuttle program|Space Shuttle]] mission in early 1996.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1363000/1363848.stm |title='UFO video' goes to Hollywood |publisher=BBC News |date=1 June 2001 |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref>
-==Popular culture==
+==See also==
+*[[Listed buildings in Bonsall, Derbyshire]]
-Bonsall was used as a location in [[Shane Meadows]]' 2004 film ''[[Dead Man's Shoes (2004 film)|Dead Man's Shoes]].''{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}and as a location in the Bafta nominated [Nick Whitfield] 2010 film 'Skeletons'.
 ==References==
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 * [http://www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/bonsall.htm Discover Derbyshire]
 * [http://www.bonsallfieldbarnproject.org The Bonsall Field Barn Project]
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District]]
-[[Category:UFO sightings in England]]
 [[Category:Villages in Derbyshire]]
+[[Category:Derbyshire Dales]]