Element record L2548 - Kirkby Park - placename evidence

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PLACE NAME (Medieval)

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Grid reference SK 46999 53999 (point)
Map sheet SK45SE
District Ashfield
Civil Parish Kirkby in Ashfield, Ashfield

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In 1345 (John Darcy) ... obtained a licence to mark and enclose a park of Kirkby, and the fields on its site are still known as Kirkby Park. (1)
(Not mentioned in EP Shirley, 1867)
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<1> Thoroton Society, 1939, TTS, p 73 (Published document). SNT356.

<2> Woodhouse WC, 1959, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1437.

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  • <1> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1939. TTS. 43. p 73.
  • <2> Personal comment: Woodhouse WC. 1959. Pers Comm.

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Record last edited

Jul 3 2025 4:35PM

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