Sudbury, Derbyshire
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{{short description|Village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England}}
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|map_type = Derbyshire
|official_name = Sudbury
|population = 976
|shire_district = Derbyshire Dales
|shire_county = Derbyshire
|region = East Midlands
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|post_town = ASHBOURNE
|postcode_district = DE6
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Sudbury is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, located about {{convert|9|mi|km}} south of Ashbourne. It is part of the Derbyshire Dales district. The population as recorded at the 2001 Census was 976, increasing to 1,010 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129281&c=Sudbury&d=16&e=62&g=6413674&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458402247219&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=19 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} The £0.5m A50 bypass opened in 1972. The parish includes the hamlets of Aston, Aston Heath, Dalebrook and Oaks Green.
Sudbury Hall and HM Prison Sudbury are located here.
History
Sudbury was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and was worth twenty shillings.Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. {{ISBN|0-14-143994-7}} p.746
Sudbury previously had its own railway station that is now closed.
Famous residents
- Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York, was born here
- William Harcourt founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science was born here in 1789.Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
- George John Warren Vernon, M.P. and Dante enthusiast was born here in 1803
See also
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Sudbury, Derbyshire}}
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Category:Villages in Derbyshire
Category:Civil parishes in Derbyshire
Category:World War II prisoner-of-war camps in England
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