Grangemill gets it’s name from the old medieval
monastic grange of Ivonbrook, one of several in
this area owned by a variety of different monastic
houses, and farmed by monks until the Dissolution
of the Monasteries by Henry V111 in 1536.
Ivonbrook is mentioned in the Domesday Book as a
Manor belonging to Henry de Ferrers, but in 1085
it was described as `waste’.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer
of England and Wales described Ivonbrook Grange like this:
"IVONBROOK-GRANGE, a hamlet in Wirksworth parish, Derby;
4 miles WNW of Wirksworth. Pop., 32. Houses, 5.
The land belongs to Lord Scarsdale."
The area is 417 acres ; rateable value, £398; the population in 1881 was 39.
Infant school, Ivonbrook Grange, Mrs. Louisa Brown, mistress; the school will
hold about 35 children; average attendance, 20 ; & is supported by the Duke of Rutland & Lord Scarsdale.
(Kelly's Directory for 1891).
Beeston William Toplis, farmer
Cook Arthur, Holly Bush inn
Ivonbrook Grange Dairy Association
Kenworthy Graham, farmer
Rains Elizabeth (Mrs.), farmer
Rains Robert, farmer
Rouse John William, farmer
SPELLING
"I have just checked the microfiche for each (marriage), and the placename
is clearly Ironbrook Grange and not Ivonbrooke Grange. This placename
is unusual because it has changed so much in 300 years. In the
Churchwardens' Accounts in 1664, it was clearly called Imbrook or Ambrook.
In the Parish Registers it was called Ironbrook, Imbrook, Embrook, Imber,
Ember and Ambrook. In Campbell's Placenames, it has been called Winbroc
(1086), Wenbrock (1590), Yuinbroc (1200), Iuenbroc (1309), Yuenebrok (1366),
Iuelbrok (1269), Euynbrok (1318), Evenbrook (1332), Irnebruke (1535) and
Irenbroke (1546). It seems that only with the arrival of the Ordnance Survey
has the name finally settled down to Ivonbrook. Campbell finds the origin of
the name quite difficult, possibly named after "Ilfa's brook". The stream is
now unnamed. The added "Grange" is quite late. In my website I have the
placename spelled in 10 different ways, each one is an honest attempt to
read
the old writing. When the writing is clear, I have recorded the spelling.
When it is not clear, I have put down how it seemed to me. There is always
room for argument here, but at the time I had just read thousands of
examples
of the handwriting and felt I had experience to back me up!"
John Palmer, 1999
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