Markeaton is a suburban village and former civil parish within Derby in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England.

It passed to John, Earl of Huntingdon and Cambridge who died in 1237, his only heirs being his sisters.

It was held by various members of the royal family, including the Black Prince until his death in 1376 when it returned to the Crown.

In 1929, the Markeaton Hall and twenty acres (81,000 m2) of its gardens were given to the Corporation of Derby by the Reverend Clarke Maxwell who had inherited the estate from the late Mrs Mundy, on condition that the whole area would be used as a public park and that the mansion would be maintained for cultural purposes: for example as a museum or an art gallery.

The council decided to demolish it, leaving only the Orangery and stable yards.