Egginton, Derbyshire

Description
Egginton, a village and a parish in Derbyshire. The village stands on the verge of the county, near Ryknield Street and the river Dove, adjacent to the Grand Trunk Canal, 4 miles NNE of Burton-upon-Trent, and has a joint station on the North Staffordshire and Great Northern railways, and a post office under Burton-upon-Trent; money order office, "Wellington; telegraph office at the railway station. It was known at Domesday as Eghintune. The parish comprises 2406 acres; population, 396. Egginton Hall is the seat of the Every family. The parish was the scene of a defeat of the Royalists in 1644 by Sir J. Gell. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Southwell; gross value, £364 with residence. The church is old, dating from about 1290, and was well restored in 1892. There are charities of £72 yearly value. The Burton Corporation Sewage farm was established here in 1885.