All these attempts failed, primarily due to the isolation of the area and the lack of good arable land amidst the thick woodlands.

Morley Church became home to some of the stained and painted glass, floor tiles and an entire porchway.

The ornately carved font cover was installed in St Andrew's Church, Radbourne, while Chaddesden received a window frame.

[3] It is thought that the tenor bell of Derby Cathedral originally belonged to Dale Abbey, and was sold at the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

"...it is said the village inn was anciently under the same roof, and there was a door in the wall leading from the gallery into the house, through which the worshippers were accustomed to steal to refresh themselves.

"[5] Furthermore, "The clergyman used to dress in the bar of the Blue Bell inn and enter the church through a now-blocked door.

In the wood is Hermit Cave, hewn out of the sandstone cliff by a 12th-century Derby baker who wished to live a life as a recluse.

Before relocating to the Carpenter's Arms, the old Blue Bell Inn was the source of religious discord among the villagers of Dale Abbey.

Joseph Hollingworth, "that there was a door in the wall, leading from the gallery into the house, through which, in ancient times worshippers were accustomed to steal to refresh themselves."

[9] The old Dale family of Hollingworth had been the publicans of the Blue Bell Inn and later established the Carpenters Arms.

In 1771, the first of John Wesley's ministry, Mr. S. Bardsley began calling upon Dale Abbey and the Hollingworth family.

[9] The Hollingworth family of Dale originally came from the neighbouring village of Breadsall where they were publicans of the Old Hall Inn.