Tansley
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 Looking down on Tansley village from Lumsdale Quarry |
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| OS grid reference | SK3259 |
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| Civil parish | Tansley |
| District | Derbyshire Dales |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Matlock |
| Postcode district | DE4 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | West Derbyshire |
| Website | http://www.tansleyvillage.org.uk |
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Coordinates: 53°07′56″N 1°31′03″W / 53.13213°N 1.5175°W
Tansley is a village on the southern edge of the Derbyshire Peak District, two miles east of Matlock.
History
Tansley is recorded in the Domesday Book as Tanslege, and its name comes from the combination of the Old English words lega, meaning "wood or glade" and tan meaning "a branch of a valley". Tansley grew during the Industrial Revolution, its main industry being the quarrying of millstone grit (for making mill-stones, now adopted as the symbol of the Peak District National Park). A copious amount of water runs off Tansley moor above the village, eventually running into Bentley Brook, a tributary of the Derwent. Bentley Brook and three of its feeder streams have been dammed in the past to make artificial lakes which provided water to power mills. As well as five mills in Lumsdale there were also three mills in Tansley village, two of which remain having been restored for new uses. Nowadays the surviving lakes are stocked with fish for angling. The water also led to the establishment of Tansley Hydro (now Tansley House residential adult care home) when spas and hydrotherapy were in fashion and Victorian tourists came to the Matlock area for its Romantic charm. Tansley is now more famous for its many garden centres and plant nurseries, its many small businesses and its large Sunday car-boot market.
Twinning arrangements
Tansley has an informal twinning arrangement with the small town of Babadag in Tulcea County, Romania. The two communities have occasional exchange visits, and more frequent postal and email contact, arranged through an organisation named TABALINK (the Tansley Babadag Association). The aims of TABALINK are:
- to promote friendship and understanding between the people of the village of Tansley, and the wider area of Derbyshire, England; and the people of the town of Babadag and the surrounding area of Tulcea, Eastern Romania.
- to build links between the peoples of the communities concerned in all possible ways - educational, cultural and commercial.
- to stimulate and foster mutual exchanges between individuals, families and societies within the communities.
- to organize social and fund raising events and activities to support the objects of the Association.
Media
The Tansley Village Hall was used in Channel 4's How to Look Good Naked in 2009. Tansley was also used a filming location for Shane Meadows' 2004 films Dead Man's Shoes.
Tansley's communications network includes the Tansley Hotwire, a village e-mail service which distributes news and information to residents, and two websites: www.tansleyvillage.org.uk and www.tansleyvillagehall.org.uk
In February 2010 Tansley featured in the Sunday Times Property Section as a village that was "alive and kicking", one where community spirit still thrives.
Community buildings
Anglican Church
In 1839 Tansley was part of the parish of Crich. At that time it is recorded in a petition by the churchwardens and other parishioners of the parish of Crich that “the hamlet of Tansley contains a population of upwards of 500 souls and is distant from the Parish Church (of Crich) of four miles and that it is extremely inconvenient for the inhabitants of the said hamlet to attend divine service in the said parish of Crich, and in order to provide some church accommodation and aid for spiritual wants of the people residing therein considerable funds have been raised by voluntary contributions together with other grants to build a chapel”.
The church was started in 1839, built of stone quarried locally, and opened 1 year later dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
By the middle of the 1860s, Matlock Bank, just over a mile away, had become popular with visitors coming to take the waters and although Holy Trinity church was large enough for local residents, it was not big enough to cope with additional visitors from Matlock Bank. The church was enlarged in 1870 by adding a North Aisle. New pews replaced the box pews and the altar area was changed. It was recognised that the addition of one aisle “ ..... produced an oddity but it is intended to add a corresponding wing should further accommodation be necessary”. In the event, it obviously did not prove to be necessary.[1]
Methodist Church
The Methodist church was built in Church Street in 1829, 11 years before the Anglican church (Holy Trinity).
It replaced the smaller old Chapel, an octagonal building at The Knoll, built in 1811 on the site of a former cockfighting pit.
The present church has been modernised in recent years. It has its own schoolroom behind it.[2]
Village Hall
Tansley Village Hall is located at the heart of Tansley in the scenic Derbyshire Dales, 1.5 miles east of Matlock, on the fringes of the Peak District National Park. Its location next to Tansley village green makes the hall a focal point for activities, and a popular venue for clubs, groups and parties. It is home to Tansley Film, hosts live comedy and musical shows (including Live & Local), and provides a meeting place for Tansley Ladies Group, Tansley Garden & Countryside Club, Tansley Tuesday Club, Tansley Players (drama group), and oil painting, yoga, pilates, Zumba and tai chi classes.
The hall, opened in 1843, was used as a school until 1949.
The hall (as of February 2014) has been substantially renovated since July 2010. It has had a new entrance, with oak door and disabled access, new toilet facilities, a new ground floor roof with a skylight, a new upper floor roof, new windows, internal renovation and redecoration of the main hall, bar area and small meeting room (with kitchen) and new curtains and blinds. [3]
Community Hall
The Community Hall, at the lower end of Church Street, was built in 1887 as the Liberal Club when stones in the front wall were inscribed with the names of eminent men from the parish.
Its ownership was later transferred to the Parish Council, as seen by the inscription "Parish Building" over the entrance. The Parish Council sub-let it in 1906 to the Tansley Institute as a Reading Room, to replace the one within The Church School. The Institute also used it as a non-sectarian Adult Sunday School and for Technical Education. Later it was also used for general recreation such as snooker and billiards and a youth club.
Sport
Tansley is home to Tansley Juniors Football Club. A charter standard club who currently have around 10 teams ranging from U7's to Seniors. The club also boast the rights to the first Under 21 Football Team within the Derbyshire Dales.
The village is also home to the headquarters of the British Orienteering Federation.
References
- ↑ "Tansley Church". www.tansleychurch.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ↑ "Methodist Church". www.www.tansleyparish.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ↑ "Tansley Village Hall". www.tansleyvillagehall.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
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