| Administrative History | Pleasley is one of the ancient parishes of the county. There was a chapel of ease at Shirebrook, built in 1843, although there had been an earlier chapelry, and this became a separate parish in 1849.
New Houghton was originally built in the 1890s to house workers from Pleasley Pit which was worked from 1874 until its closure in 1983. The mission church was built around 1897/1898 following the use of a Mission Room for the previous 5 years, although the infants schoolroom had formerly been licensed for services. The church closed at an undate and was demolished to make way for housing in 2019.
Pleasley consisted of the townships of Pleasley, Shirebrook, and Stoney Houghton, which included the colliery villages of Upper Pleasley and New Houghton. |
| Custodial History | The records were deposited with Derbyshire Record Office by the parish in November 1969, February 1970, February 1973, October 1979, April 1988, June 1989, April 1998, August 2012, January 2013 and September 2023. The parish magazines have been received on a monthly basis and not accessioned separately. |