SUDBURY, DERBYSHIRE

'Sudbury' is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, located approximately 11 miles to the south of Ashbourne. It is part of the Derbyshire Dales district. The £0.5m A50 bypass opened in 1972.
Sudbury Hall and HM Prison Sudbury are located here.
'Population' - 643 (1991 Census)

Contents
History
Famous Residents
References

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.

Famous Residents


William Harcourt founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science was born here in 1789[1].

References


1. Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition


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