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Monument record MDR5901 - St Mary Magdalen's Chapel (site of), Church Street, Riddings

Type and Period (1)

  • ? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

'Site of St Mary Magdalen's Chapel' appears here on the 1st edition OS map. (1) There was a chapel at Riddings, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen. It is not known when it was founded, when it became disused or when it was demolished. The chapel is mentioned in a will of 1504 and in the report of the Parliamentary Commissioners in 1650 when it was evidently out of repair. (2) There is no surface evidence of antiquity and the origin of this siting could not be ascertained [1966]. (3)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Cox, J. 1875. Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire, Vol. I. p 14.
  • <3> Personal Observation: F1 FRH 27-JUL-66.

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Grid reference Centred SK 4308 5274 (16m by 20m) (Centre)
Civil Parish RIDDINGS, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE

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  • EDR1430

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Record last edited

Jan 4 2018 2:58PM

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