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Fenny Bentley history
Records show that a settlement has existed at Fenny Bentley since being mentioned in The Domesday Book in 1086. Early records of The Church of St. Edmund date back as far as 1240. The population of the village has fluctuated slightly since the 19th century.
St Edmund’s Church
The Church of St. Edmund dates back to 1240, when it was one of six chapelries attached to St Oswald’s Church, Ashbourne . The north aisle was added in 1850, and in 1864, the spire was added to the original tower . It has seating for around 200 people and holds the bodies of Sir Thomas Beresford and his 21 children .
Beresford family name
Sir Thomas Beresford, who died in 1473, is buried with his family in St Edmunds Church in the village . They were from a prolific family who lived in the area for generations, and owned much of the property and land there . There are still reunions held in Fenny Bentley every spring as it is now the meeting place for the Be Resford Family Society .
Tattersall Cotton Mill
Many residents of Fenny Bentley in the past worked at Tattersell Cotton Mill . The mill was built in 1784 by John Cooper, and was originally powered by Bentley Brook . In 1908, the mill ceased production but the warehouse was taken over in 1910 by William Nuttall .
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