About Ticknall

Ticknall is a small village seven miles south of Derby on the A514. It is now a commuter village but compared to the agricultural villages surrounding it, it had a considerable amount of industry in the past. The earliest was probably lime burning; pottery developed in the fifteenth century but was generally combined with another occupation such as farming.

Early landowners included Repton Priory, a small part was also owned by Burton Abbey. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries most of the land came into the hands of the Francis, Abell and Thacker families. The Harpur family made a major purchase of land in Ticknall and Calke in the early seventeenth century and established their base at Calke Abbey.

The village is relatively unspoilt because of the influence of the Harpur Crewe Estate which owned much of Ticknall and discouraged change or development. This influence lasted until Calke Abbey was taken over by the National Trust in 1985 in lieu of Death Duties after the death of Charles Harpur Crewe. The village has a thriving social life with well supported societies, a church and a chapel and a revived village school.

No buildings survive from the pottery industry, but to get a feel for the place here are a few photographs of the area.

 

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Methodist Chapel

St George's Church

Ticknall Lock Up or Round House

Tramway Arch Ticknall c1804

View along Main Street

Flooded lime quarry

 

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