Articles and books about Coleorton heritage and social history
Members of the Group have written a number of articles about their particular interest and research into Coleorton history. We regularly contribute to Community Voice, which is a free monthly magazine distibuted around Whitwick, Thringstone, Swannington and Coleorton and we also contribute items to St Mary's Church on-line news magazine which is published monthly - sign up here >>
Here are some of our published articles.
2024
- The New Lount Goat!
- The Mary Rose - memories of a Coleorton resident
- Heritage collections
- Cockram's Pond
- The Last Will and Testament of Robert Cockeram
- What Happened to the Missing Methodist Chapel Banner?
- Two new blue plaques for Coleorton
- William Wordsworth - What happened in July 1807?
- An Egg with a View - spar bauble "peep-eggs"
- Sir George Beaumont 7th bt and the 200th Anniversary of the National Gallery
- The Barrage Balloon: Memories of a Coleorton resident
2023
- Cynthia Moseley - stalwart of Coleorton church and community
- MC - Military Cross or Merry Christmas
- Victorian Coleorton
- Coleorton Youth Football Club - a Sequel
- The Coleorton Nightingale
- Coleorton Youth Football Club
- Before the Bug'n'Wink - early coal-mining in Coleorton
- The Coleorton Masque
- Coleorton Alms Houses and School
- An intriguing find under the floorboards
- Education of girls and women in Coleorton
- What's in a name - strange names for Coleorton coal pits
- William Bird's Carp
2022
- Food shortages during 1917/18
- The Bells of St Mary's
- Food in times past
- Coleorton Ghost Stories - Happy Halloween!
- A Visit to Coleorton Methodist Chapel which changed my Life
- The Coleorton Bear
- Coleorton House History Project
- Stand and Deliver!
- Rev Francis Merewether, rector of St Mary's Church 1815 - 1864. Part 3 - the building of churches
- Coleorton Post Office
- Some Extracts from the Coleorton Parish Book
- St John's Mortuary Chapel - A future?
- Rev Francis Merewether, rector of St Mary's Church 1815 - 1864. Part 2
2021
- Child Labour in the coal mines
- Rev Francis Merewether, rector of St Mary's Church 1815 - 1864. Part 1
- 80 years ago at Viscount Beaumont School
- Rosine House and the Coleorton Home Guard
- The Saga of The Pemberton - another story from the Derbyshire Tomboy
- Coleorton women: how the Beaumonts became Lords of the Manor at Coleorton
- Can you identify any of these people? Photo of Coleorton Hall staff
- The Blacksmiths Arms - A Sequel
- The Blacksmith's Arms - A Coleorton Beerhouse
- Coleorton Highways
- The Coleorton Bauble Shop - "Spar" manufacture
- The Murder of John Tugby by John Tugby
- Following the work - Coleorton families search for a living
- Coleorton Christmas
2020
- Daffodils on the A512
- A Little Light Episode From The Derbyshire Tomboy
- Coleorton Fishpond and Bridge
- Huntingdon Beaumont: Coleorton's coal-mining innovator and Great Grandfather of Railways
- Waiting for The Bomb - Orlit Post at Coleorton
- Spitfire Tragedy at Lount
- Conkers - another event in the life of a Derbyshire Tomboy
- If you go down to the Woods today .. creating Coleorton Wood
- The Hanging of Joseph Varnham
- Laying Foundations stones for local National Schools
- Turning the first turf for New Lount Colliery in 1924
- Celebrating 250 Years since William Wordsworth's Birth
- Homes in Coleorton - The Thatches, Stoney Lane
- Friday Night was Whitwick Night
- Memories of mining accidents
- The Richards family
- Walking and Talking
- A childhood memory
- A Tomboy's Life in a Derbyshire Country Village in 1950 age 11
2019 and earlier
- Holding on to memories
- Times Past 2 – more Coleorton News from the 18th Century
- The Sycamores, Prestons Lane
- Selection of Coleorton News from the 18th Century
- WW1 Coleorton Roll of Honour
- Lucy and John Beckwith: school-masters and parents
- Froggarts Cottage, School Lane, Peggs Green
- The Laurels, 153 The Moor
- Coleorton Highwaymen of the 18th century
- Corporal Toon awarded Military Medal WW1 and an interview after his return home after escaping from a prison camp.
- Coleorton's Napoleonic Volunteers of 1803-1806
- Memories of Coleorton pubs
- Memories of local mining
8 May 2020 was the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Here are some articles about life in WW2:
Blue Plaques
We have launched "the Coleorton Blue Plaque" scheme to commemmorate buildings and sites in the village which have historic significance.
Research Resources
We have brought together some sources of information about social, family and economic history of Coleorton.
Articles
We publish articles in St Mary's monthly parish magazine and on the Coleorton website.