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Mackworth is a village and civil parish in the borough of Amber Valley, in Derbyshire, England. It is a conservation village, and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Historically, the parish also contained the neighbouring village of Markeaton,〔(Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland ) pub. London (May, 1891) - p.250〕 now within the Derby city boundary. The site of this village can still be seen in the Slopes of the Hillside. There is also evidence of Roman occupation. Mackworth shares its name with the nearby Mackworth Estate in Derby. Mackworth is about two miles from Derby and ten miles from Ashbourne. The village shares its stone built All Saint's church with Markeaton. The church has memorials to the Mundy family of Markeaton whose arms date back to Edward the first. Located close by is Mackworth Castle. In 1881〔 the population of Mackworth village was given as 253,whilst Markeaton was given as 758 i.e. with 1,011 in total, in the parish of Mackworth. The 2011 Census recorded a population for the parish of 229. ==Notable residents== * William Emes (c. 1729–1803), landscape gardener, moved to a farmhouse at Bowbridge Fields in about 1860.〔Keith Goodway, "Emes, William (1729/30–1803)", ODNB, Oxford University Press, 2004. (retrieved 7 September 2014. Pay-walled. )〕 * Samuel Richardson, writer, "father of the English novel", was baptised here in 1689.〔John A. Dussinger, "Richardson, Samuel (bap. 1689, d. 1761)", ODNB, Oxford University Press, 2004. (retrieved 7 September 2014. Pay-walled. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mackworth, Amber Valley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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