Mackworth, Amber Valley

Mackworth is a village and civil parish in the borough of Amber Valley, in Derbyshire, England.

Mackworth, a conservation village, is mentioned in the Domesday Book and has evidence of Roman occupation.

The site of the original medieval village can still be seen in the slopes of the hillside.

Historically, the parish also contained the neighbouring village of Markeaton,[2] now within the Derby city boundary.

The church has memorials to the Mundy family of Markeaton, whose arms date back to the reign of Edward the Confessor.