Corporate Chesterfield; Manor of Temple Normanton; Manor DS/UK/M/3859 Manor of Temple Normanton Manor Chesterfield

At the time of the Domesday survey in 1086 Normanton was part of the King’s demesne lands. In the late 12th century it was held by the Knights Templars, from which it took the name of Temple Normanton. It would seem that the Knights used the manor as the administrative centre for their possessions in the north-eastern part of the county. Following the suppression of the Order of the Knights Templars in 1312, it was given to the Knights of St John, also known as the Knights Hospitallers, in 1323. The manor remained with the Knights until the dissolution of the order during the Reformation, when it became the Crown’s property again. In 1563 Queen Elizabeth I granted it to George, Earl of Shrewsbury. It was later purchased from the family by the Leakes. In 1742 the trustees of Nicholas Leake, Earl of Scarsdale, sold the manor to Godfrey Clarke, whose son remained lord until 1786. It passed to William Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde, by his marriage to Anna Maria Catherine Clarke in 1805. After her death in 1817, it was subsequently purchased by W.P. Arkwright, who still held it in 1895. In trade directories of 1908 and 1916 William Arkwright is described as its lord. Geographic Extent The manor covered a greater area than the small parish of Temple Normanton itself, with lands in Staveley, Duckmanton, Beeley, Denby, Chesterfield and Brampton. Yes Magna Britannia: Volume 5: Derbyshire by Daniel and Samuel Lysons (1817) p. 87 The History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire by T. Bulmer (1895) pp. 105-106 Derbyshire Archaeological Journal Vol. 78 (1958), pp. 40-88, “Temple Normanton Court Rolls, 1477-1518” by R.H. Oakley Kelly’s trade directories, 1908 and 1916 Court rolls (1447-1518) at Derby Local Studies Library International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 31/07/2021 6200c9ef-b0eb-4325-96ac-1df4caf86bb0