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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
SEAL (St. Peter), a '''parish''', in the union of Ashby,hundred of West Goscote, N. division of the county of Leicester, 5¾ miles (S. W. by W.) from Ashby. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51261 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)''], pp. 36-40. Date accessed: 11 September 2012.</ref> | SEAL (St. Peter), a '''parish''', in the union of Ashby, hundred of West Goscote, N. division of the county of Leicester, 5¾ miles (S. W. by W.) from Ashby. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51261 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)''], pp. 36-40. Date accessed: 11 September 2012.</ref> | ||
Netherseal St Peter is an Ancient Parish also known as Seal and sometimes Seale.<ref name="Youngs">Youngs, Frederic A. Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. 2; Northern England. Offices of Royal Historical Society, London: 1991.</ref> Other places in the parish include: Blackfordby, Boothorpe, Donisthorpe, Over Seal, Nether Seal, Oakthorpe, and Nether and Over Seal with Goster, Leas and Boothorpe. <br> | Netherseal St Peter is an Ancient Parish also known as Seal and sometimes Seale.<ref name="Youngs">Youngs, Frederic A. Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. 2; Northern England. Offices of Royal Historical Society, London: 1991.</ref> Other places in the parish include: Blackfordby, Boothorpe, Donisthorpe, Over Seal, Nether Seal, Oakthorpe, and Nether and Over Seal with Goster, Leas and Boothorpe. <br> | ||
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The parish includes the township of Overseal (which is served by a chapel of ease St Matthew). It previously included part of the township of [[Donisthorpe, Derbyshire]] until 1838. Originally the Ancient Parish was within the county of Leicestershire and the Diocese of Lincoln, later the Diocese of Northampton but transferred to the county of Derbyshire in 1897 and to the Diocese of Derby in 1927. | The parish includes the township of Overseal (which is served by a chapel of ease St Matthew). It previously included part of the township of [[Donisthorpe, Derbyshire]] until 1838. Originally the Ancient Parish was within the county of Leicestershire and the Diocese of Lincoln, later the Diocese of Northampton but transferred to the county of Derbyshire in 1897 and to the Diocese of Derby in 1927. | ||
Famous railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley, who lived at Netherseal Hall, is buried in the cemetery. He was Chief Mechanical Engineer of LNER and designed many steam locomotives, including the A1 Pacific 'Flying Scotsman', the first steam locomotive recorded over 100 mph in passenger service, and the A4 Pacific 'Mallard', still holder of the world record 126 mph for a steam locomotive, achieved in 1938. | Famous railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley, who lived at Netherseal Hall, is buried in the cemetery. He was Chief Mechanical Engineer of LNER and designed many steam locomotives, including the A1 Pacific 'Flying Scotsman', the first steam locomotive recorded over 100 mph in passenger service, and the A4 Pacific 'Mallard', still holder of the world record 126 mph for a steam locomotive, achieved in 1938. | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||