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St Peter's Church (Edensor)

Description: Address: Edensor, Derbyshire / St Peters Church was built in 1870 on the site of the old church and dominates the ... more

St Peter's Church (Edensor) ... village of Edensor.

Newest Review: ... in 1870 and was originally created as a place of worship for the Duke of Devonshire, his family and his staff. Today the current Duke and Duchess still use this Church as their regular place of worship and they can often be found here during Sunday service. For such a relatively modern Church this is quite a grand affair. It has an architectural style that predates its true origin by a ... more

... couple of centuries and there are wonderful stained glass windows and lots of fancy gold decorations on both the inside and the outside of the Church. This is a true demonstration of the amount of wealth that the Chatsworth estate had at this time, certai...more

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St Peter's Church (Edensor): St Peter's Church, Edensor (832 words)
by - written on 06/11/07 (Very useful, 106 readings)
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Edensor is one of the prettiest little villages that I have discovered. It lies adjacent to the vast Chatsworth Estate in the heart of Derbyshire's Peak District National Park. This whole village, which is pronounced "Ensor" was relocated a couple of hundred years ago, to its present site, from a few hundred metres further down the road. This was because the then Duke of Devonshire (from Chatsworth House) complained that these dwellings, which at that time were occupied by people working for his estate, spoilt the views from his house. There is only one road into Edensor, which is accessible via a set of gold tipped gates and a cattle grid. After ... Read the complete review