Ironville

For other uses, see Ironville (disambiguation).

Ironville in Derbyshire, England, was built about 1830 by the Butterley Company as a model village to house its workers. The population of the civil parish was 1,930 at the 2021 Census.^[2] It is situated between Riddings and Codnor Park.

Ironville
A doctor's house, built by the local mineowner from iron slag. The first doctor appointed (who was due to marry the mineowner's daughter) died in an accident.[1]
Ironville Location within Derbyshire
Population	1,930 (2021)
OS grid reference	SK436519
District	Amber Valley
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG16
Dialling code	01773
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire 53.063°N 1.350°W / 53.063; -1.350

John Wright and William Jessop had purchased the land adjacent to the Cromford Canal from Lancelot Rolleston of Watnall in 1809.

The village was notable for its large gardens, and its rural setting. The Mechanics Institute was built in 1846; schools were provided in 1850 and a parish church in 1852.

The local authority modernised parts of the village in the late twentieth century.

Nearby is Pye Hill and the bend in the Cromford Canal where it turns southward down the Erewash Valley and the junction with its extension to Pinxton.

About a quarter of a mile north east is another transport landmark, Pye Bridge at the junction of the Erewash Valley railway line and the extension to Ambergate. Part of the line to Ambergate is now preserved as Midland Railway - Butterley, which terminates just south of the former Pye Bridge Station.

The Jessop Monument made national news when hit by lightning on 8 July 1861

See also

• Listed buildings in Ironville
• Listed buildings in Ironville and Riddings Ward