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Bearwardcote

Coordinates: 52°53′53″N 1°34′52″W / 52.898°N 1.581°W / 52.898; -1.581
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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 is located in Derbyshire
Bearwardcote
Bearwardcote
Location within Derbyshire
Population26 
OS grid referenceSK282334
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMICKLEOVER
Postcode districtDE3
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast 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

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

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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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