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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