Edensor

Edensor
Edensor
Edensor  Edensor shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK251700
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BAKEWELL
Postcode district	DE45
Dialling code	01629
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Derbyshire Dales
List of places UK England Derbyshire

Edensor (pronounced ⁱ/ˈɛnzər/) is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is the closest village to Chatsworth House. Much of it belongs to the Dukes of Devonshire, most of whom are buried in the churchyard of St Peter's Church.

Location

Originally the village was close to the River Derwent immediately below Chatsworth, but between 1838 and 1842 William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire had it moved out of sight over a hill, apart from one cottage whose tenant did not want to move, which still stands in Chatsworth Park. The planning of the new village was overseen by Joseph Paxton (later Sir Joseph Paxton); in 1840 he was joined in designing houses by John Robertson.

The Chatsworth Estate office occupies a "fine brick building" which was built as an inn for visitors to Chatsworth in the 18th century and attributed to James Paine. Many of the buildings in the village are listed buildings, a few at the higher Grade II*, and the church at Grade I.

St Peter's Church

Main article: St Peter's Church, Edensor

Dunsa

The hamlet of Dunsa lies to the northwest of Edensor at grid reference SK245704.

Gallery

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  Approaching from Chatsworth

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  village scene

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  Devonshire building

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  St Peter's Church

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  Cavendish family plot with the graves of the Dukes of Devonshire

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  Grave of the 6th Duke of Devonshire (d. 1858), founder of modern-day Edensor

See also

• Beeley—another Chatsworth estate village
• Pilsley—also a Chatsworth estate village

External links

• Edensor at genuki.co.uk