Bearwardcote

Bearwardcote
Bearwardcote
	A crossing on the former Burton on Trent to Derby railway serves Bearwardcote Farm. The line is now a popular multiuser trail between Mickleover and Etwall.
	Bearwardcote Location within Derbyshire
Population	26
OS grid reference	SK282334
District	South Derbyshire;
Shire county	Derbyshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MICKLEOVER
Postcode district	DE3
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
	List of places UK England Derbyshire 52°53′53″N 1°34′52″W / 52.898°N 1.581°W

Bearwardcote is a civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 26. The hamlet is located 3 mi (4.8 km) from Mickleover, 3 mi (4.8 km) from Willington and 4 mi (6.4 km) south west of Derby.^[1]

In the Anglo-Saxon period, bears were first kept for the purposes of diversion or baiting. The officer in charge was called the "bearward"; hence Bearwardcote points out his place of residence.^[2]

References

^ The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894–5
^ Cox, J. C. (1882). "Place and field names of Derbyshire, which indicate the fauna". Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. 4: 57–75.

External links

Bearwardcote in the Domesday Book

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[1] The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894–5

[2] Cox, J. C. (1882). "Place and field names of Derbyshire, which indicate the fauna". Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. 4: 57–75.

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Bearwardcote
A crossing on the former Burton on Trent to Derby railway serves Bearwardcote Farm. The line is now a popular multiuser trail between Mickleover and Etwall.
Bearwardcote Location within Derbyshire
Population	26
OS grid reference	SK282334
District	South Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MICKLEOVER
Postcode district	DE3

Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands

List of places UK England Derbyshire 52°53′53″N 1°34′52″W / 52.898°N 1.581°W / 52.898; -1.581