Sutton Scarsdale

Sutton Scarsdale is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is in the North East Derbyshire district. It is very close to the M1 motorway. It is in the civil parish of Sutton cum Duckmanton.

Sutton Scarsdale
View from the footpath across Wrang Plantation towards Park Farm
Sutton Scarsdale Location within Derbyshire
Population	1,523 (2001 in Sutton cum Duckmanton)
OS grid reference	SK440686
Civil parish	Sutton cum Duckmanton
District	North East Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTERFIELD
Postcode district	S44 5
Dialling code	01246
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	North East Derbyshire
List of places UK England Derbyshire 53.21265°N 1.34259°W / 53.21265; -1.34259

The settlement is notable for a large, ruined former stately home called Sutton Scarsdale Hall. Near to the settlement are the villages of Heath, Temple Normanton and Arkwright Town. Scarsdale, New York is named after the village.

Early history

This manor was in the Domesday Book in 1086. Under the title of “The lands of Roger de Poitou”^[1] it said:

In Sutton Scarsdale Stenulf had four carucates of land to the geld. Land for five ploughs. The lord has there one plough and six villans and one bordar with one plough, There is a mill rendering two shillings and eight acres of meadow. Woodland pasture half a league long and three furlongs broad. TRE^[2] worth forty shillings now twenty shillings.^[3]

Bess of Hardwick

Bess of Hardwick built a house, "Oldcotes" or "Owlcotes", where Arbella Stuart stayed in 1603, south of Sutton Scarsdale. The building was completely demolished.^[4]