Earl Sterndale a local village

 

The church in Earl Sterndale gained fame from its bombing in the Second World War. Not surprisingly it was the only church in the Peak District to be bombed. A particularly large grave to the left of the main path marks the tomb of the Rogers Family.

There is a pub in the village called 'The Quiet Woman'. Primarily a farming village, Earl Sterndale lies on the Derbyshire - Staffordshire border. A Brownie and Rainbow group meets on a Monday evening at the school in Longnor where local children are very welcome.

2000 saw the 150th anniversaries of Earl Sterndales school and its Methodist chapel and of the granting of parochial status to its church. Earl Sterndale Primary school is one of the smallest in the Peak. Uniform is dark trousers and a smart blue t-shirt / jumper.

The river Dove runs to the South and High Wheeldon is a local hill where Stone Age remains have been found. The large parish of Hartington covers the whole western edge of the area. A strong and active local history group runs various events through the year.

 

News & Events Extracts

Earl Sterndale hosts All Souls for surrounding villagers October 2005

2005 October Sunday 30th Villagers from Chelmorton, Monyas &, Taddington traveled to Earl Sterndale.  The trip was to attend the church for All Souls day and many of the surrounding parish folk joined forces to fill the place. Extra seats were at the back. Rev John Goldsmith anounced the splendid news that his wife Marry was to be ordained a Cannon at Derby Cathederal on Sunday 13th November. Tea and buiscuits followed the service after Marry read a list of names to be remembered for All Souls Day which included the recently lost Mavis Lomas from Chelmorton.

Earl Sterndale Primary school gives Aqua Box. March 2005

Working with a scheme organised by Wirksworth Rotary Club staff and pupils of Earl Sterndale Primary School filled an aquabox with essential items, soap, clothing and candels to be sent to India for people overcoming flooding and eathquakes.

Foot and Mouth, 'Stay away from Farmland' April 2001

Government advice to walkers, hikers and ramblers is to stay away from farmland in the wake of the countries foot and mouth out-break.Farming communities livelihoods are at stake and everyone is encouraged to take all precautions and stay away from farmland. Infected farms reached almost a thousand cases by the begining of April. At the end of March High Peak farmers were getting advice to claim Job Seekers allowance as many were left with no source of income. By mid March  nationwide costs were estimated at six billion pounds. Costs included a huge slump in tourism with people staying home to help halt the spread of infection.

WI Christmas festive cooking feast. December 2000

In a Christmas cooking extravaganza Earl Sterndale WI president Pat Miller welcomed Nancy Hawksworth to demonstrate festive fair to the group.Nancy gave a mouthwatering demonstration of Christmas cooking. There was a chicken and pasta salad, mince pies made with orange flavoured pastry and a cheese and mincemeat filling. Also on the menu were a cheese and pear starter and mincemeat roulade with cream and rum filling. Two new members were welcomed and arangements for the formal Christmas lunch set for the Waterloo.

Earl Sterndale Celebration Week July 2000 

Live music, clog dancing, juggling, balloon modeling, procesion of scarecrows

The Celebration Week went well, starting on Saturday 13th July with a ceremony on the village green when the historical  exhibitions in the church and the chapel were declared open by Mrs Florrie Wain, long time resident, now ninety-two years old.  She also awarded prizes to the winning scarecrows before the scarecrows, accompanied by the Wicked Soles and Strings band of musicians and dancers, and led by the Rural Education and Arts Project's wandering "pedlar", Tina Adams, paraded through the village and took their places in the appropriate gardens.

The chapel exhibition covered the history of Methodism in the moorlands and featured a photographic survey of all the surviving chapels.  Similarly, the church exhibition had a photo-display of every building in the village, assembled from a photography project by pupils at the school.  The histories - in some cases going back almost  a thousand years - of roads, farms and other buildings were illustrated, and one now-dispersed local clan, the Gregory family, had its detailed history put on show.

Material produced for the week by the History Group - an illustrated history of the parish, postcards, illustrated notelets and signed limited-edition prints - can still be obtained by ringing 01298-83279

July 19th Hollinsclough Silver Band in the Church

Wednesday evening saw a delightful concert by Hollinsclough Silver Band in the church.

April 16th 2000 - Hartington a local History

Derbyshire Libraries and Heritage Department launched a new publication Hartington: a Landscape History by Ron Weston. There was an excellent turnout to the open event on Monday 17th April at Buxton Library.

March 16th 2000 Earl Sterndale History Group

The History group held a slide show in the Chapel by Roy Weston on how the local fields of Earl Sterndale were shaped and managed 500 years ago. The event went very well with an impresive talk by Ron.