Abney
Abney village
Abney is located in Derbyshire
Abney
Abney
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK194792
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOPE VALLEY
Postcode districtS32
Dialling code01433
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°19′N 1°43′W / 53.31°N 1.71°W / 53.31; -1.71

Abney (Old English Abba's Island[1]) is a village in the English county of Derbyshire. The settlement was mentioned as Habenai in the Domesday book of 1086.[2] It was recorded as Abbeneia, Abbeney(a) and Abbeneye between 1200 and 1431, and as Abney from 1416.[2]

The village is too small to have its own amenities. The closest church, pub and shops are to be found in Eyam. The village was in the civil parish of Outseats, but in April 2015 the Outseats parish was merged with Hathersage parish, the latter name being used for the two combined parishes.

Notable residents

William Newton, poet, was born near Abney at Cockey Farm.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Abney". Key to English Place-names. English Place Name Society at the University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b Watts, Victor (2007). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0521168557.
  3. ^ Dictionary of National Biography now in the public domain

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