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| Burton
St |
Associated
with the Burton family who owned Fauld Hall and a house in Tutbury called
Burton Hall. Oliver Burton
was steward of the Manor of Tutbury in the time of Richard ll (1377-99).
William Burton was standard bearer to Henry Vl during the French wars.
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| Portway |
The
turnpike road between Tutbury and Burton, so called because it was the
pack road over which mule trains carried wood and other goods.
(French porter = to carry).
Called ‘The Street’ in 942AD, supporting the argument that this
follows the line of a Roman road, which by tradition ran from Branston,
by way of Castleway Baulk in Shobnall and across the Horninglow Moors.
The Portway Cross stood at the junction of Dodslow Lane, Portway and
Longhedge Lane. Crosses marked boundary points where no natural
landmark was available. In the 18th cent the toll gate stood
at Burton St and Ironwalls Lane. |
| High
St |
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High
indicating ‘most important’.
Formally Market St after the medieval market held here on a Tuesday.
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| Cornmill
Lane |
After
the Mill - Formally Mill Lane. |
| Lower
High St |
Formally
Cheapside – with a connection with the market (in Old English, ‘ceap’
means to barter). Previously Dove St. |
| Little
Bridge |
Over
the Fleam. |
| Weir
Lane |
Leads
from Bridge St to the weir – now a footpath |
| Bridge
St |
Leads
to the bridge. |
| Monk
St |
Reference
to the monks at the Priory. Sometimes called Back St. |
| Church
St |
Nearest
street to the Church. |
| Duke
St |
Formally
Duck St. – reference to ducks on pond. Previously Brook St. |
| Castle
St |
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Nearest
street to the Castle. |
| Babington
Lane |
After
Anthony Babington, instrumental in the plot to rescue Mary Queen of
Scots. |
| Holts
Lane |
Letter from Aubrey Bailey
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Assumed
to be named after John Holt, Vicar of Tutbury. In 1478 he was
sued for releasing his own cattle (that had strayed on unfenced common
land) from the pound at Hanbury without paying the fine - a serious
offence at the time. |
| Park
Lane |
Reference
to Park Pale or Castle Hay Park. |
| Ludgate
St |
Formally
Lydgate Street because it ran to the ‘Lyd’ Gate in the town wall.
Very narrow and typical of a medieval town street. |
| Ironwalls
Lane |
Runs
along the line of the Iron Age Walls. |
| Green
Lane |
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| Forest
Road |
Leads
to Needwood Forest.
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| Red
Hill Lane |
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| Castle
Hay Lane |
Castle
Hay ( = The Hay of the Earl) owned by Robert de Ferrers around 1139.
Set aside as a breeding ground for war horses, previously bred on top
of one of the castle baileys. The Tutbury Stud provided horses
for the Kings of England for several hundred years. |
| Clay
Pit Lane |
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| Cock
Shoot Lane |
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| Barn
Close Lane |
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| Woodingway
Lane |
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| Bushton
Lane |
Leads
to Bushton |
| Belmont
Lane |
Now
Belmot Road, leading to Belmot Common, Gate and Farm. |
| Fauld
Lane |
Leads
to Fauld, formally Woodhouse Lane.
Tutbury Woodhouse was a manor in its own right in 1200. Now, Woodhouse
Farm is all that remains.
Owned by the Gresley family until 1600, Mosley until 1901 and then sold
to King Edward Vll, so it returned to the Duchy. |
| Mill
Way Baulk |
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(or
Cornmill Baulk) and now a footpath to Burton St.
Part of the continuous path around outer walls and possibly the oldest
footpath in England. |
| Hilly
Field Lane |
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| Rolleston
Lane |
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| Rolleston
Park Lane |
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| Fiddlers
Lane |
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| Pinfold
Close |
A
pound for stray cattle. |
| Priory
Close |
Commemorates
the Priory. |
| Lancaster
Drive |
Reference
to House of Lancaster. |
| Norman
Road |
Reference
to Norman Lords. |
| Queen’s
Rise |
Reference
to Mary Queen of Scots. |
| The
Park Pale |
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| Elm
Lane |
The
old house was 'The Elms' on this site, opposite was the stables. |
| Silk
Mill Lane |
Near
the former silk mill.
Rapid change from silk to cotton in the 1780s forced many silk mills
to close down. In 1793, 4,000 looms were shut down in Spittlefields
(London) alone. |
| Wakefield
Ave |
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| Needwood
Court |
Reference
to Forest of Needwood. |
| Fishpond
Lane |
Medieval
fishpond here – formally The Croft. |
| Ferrers
Ave |
After
the De Ferrers family, first Norman Lords of the Manor. |