Elvaston, Derbyshire

Description
Elvaston, a parish in Derbyshire on the river Derwent, adjacent to the Derby Canal, and the Derby and Leicester railway, near Borrowash station, and 4 1/2 miles SE by E of Derby. The parish comprises the hamlets of Ambaston and Thulston, and the latter has a post office under Derby; money order and telegraph office, Alvaston. Acreage, 2656 ; population, 519. The manor belonged to the Blunts and the Poles, and passed to the Stanhopes. Elvaston Castle is the seat of the Earl of Harrington, who is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The gardens are very fine, and noticeable for their conifers, yew trees, artificial lake, and rockeries. The gates formerly belonged to the palace at Madrid. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Southwell; gross value, £321. Patron, the Earl of Harrington. The church is ancient, has a pinnacled tower, and contains monuments of the Stanhopes. Charities, £180.