Weston Underwood, Derbyshire

Weston Underwood
Weston Underwood
Weston Underwood
Weston Underwood shown within Derbyshire
Population	374 (2011)_
OS grid reference	SK2942
Civil parish	Weston Underwood
District	Amber Valley
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ashbourne
Postcode district	DE6
Dialling code	01335
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Derbyshire Dales
List of places UK England Derbyshire 52°58′44″N 1°33′58″W / 52.979°N 1.566°W / 52.979; -1.566Coordinates: 52°58′44″N 1°33′58″W / 52.979°N 1.566°W / 52.979; -1.566

Weston Underwood is an agricultural village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire. The population as taken at the 2011 Census was 374. It is just over five miles (8 km) from Derby. Nearby places are Mugginton, Kedleston Hall and Carsington Water.

Weston Underwood is mentioned in the Domesday Book.

In 1086, the book notes that

"In Weston Underwood, Wolfsige had 1 of land to the . There is land for one plough. There is now one ploughs in demesne and six and six have two ploughs.Therebare six acres of pasture and woodland pasture a league long and half a league broad. Value was 40 shillings now twenty shillings. Gulbert holds it for Ralph de Buron."

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