Kedleston

Kedleston is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Derby.

Nearby places include Quarndon, Weston Underwood, Mugginton and Kirk Langley.

Details are included in the civil parish of Mackworth, Amber Valley.

Kedleston was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[1] and having a mill.

[2] The name of the village derives from Ketel’s tūn, the homestead belonging to Ketel, from the Old Norse Ketill[3] The medieval village was demolished by the Curzons to build Kedleston Hall,[4] the historic residence of the Curzon family now run by the National Trust.

All Saints' Church is the only surviving building from the original village.