Cutthorpe
Village
Derbyshire
House Names and Numbers for Main Road, Cutthorpe
Many of the houses in Cutthorpe only have a name
and not a number - confusing for visitors and
deliverymen alike!
Pete Stott has stepped up to the mark and put
together a map with the house names on - so if you
have a query check here. Copies of this map are also
placed in the village Book Swap Phone Box
Many thanks to Pete for services to the village.
Cutthorpe stretches for 3 miles and rises from 115 to
300 metres from Four Lane Ends to the top of Grange
Hill. It is part of the parish of Brampton and has many
lovely houses both new including two historic halls -
The Old Manor House, once the property of the Sitwell
family, built in 1625 by Robert Clarke, the first Mayor
of Chesterfield, and Cutthorpe Hall c1675 is a former
residence of the Heathcote family.
This interactive map has pop-ups (click on the
numbers) with information about points of interest
throughout the village. A printable version can be
found below.
Thanks to Christine Gaskin who created the original
version of this map and for her permission to use it
here.
About Cutthorpe and its History
Recreation
Ground
Ingmanthorpe
Wood
Linacre Reservoirs
Pratthall
School
Barlow
Grange
Grange
Hill
Birley
To Baslow
To Barlow
Overgreen
The Gate Inn
Riggots
Way
Common
Lane
To Barlow
Four Lane
Ends
The
Granary
Cutthorpe
Green
Bridleway
Visitor
Centre
(Public Toilets)
To Old Brampton
Linacre Brook
To
Holmebrook
Valley Park
(Cafe and Public Toilets)
Upper
Newbold
Oxton
Rakes
The Three
Merry Lads
Pub
Public Highway
Footpath
The Peacock
Further reading
A History of Cutthorpe Village by Judith Stubbs
(no longer in print but can still be found in the library)
Part 1 Portrait of a Schoolmaster,
Part 2 Tudor Foundations,
Part 3 Besoms, Baskets and Black Gold
1. Mearstone
One of the earliest references,
although not a building, is the
mention of the mearstone situated
in the field next to the lane which
leads from Oxton Rakes to the top
of Grange Hill. The sixth earl of
Shrewsbury is recorded as walking
here to mark his lands in 1590
2. Cruck Building
If you take the right fork to
Pratthall you pass the former
Pratthall Methodist Chapel before
coming to the cruck building which
is opposite the present Pratt Hall.
This is believed to be the cruck
building mentioned in the early
1600's. The Old Hall, now part of
Pratthall Farm is much older.
With 3 remaining sets of cruck
timbers it was used as a dwelling
and stable until the mid 1960s.
3 Linacre Reservoirs
The 1st reservoir was built in 1855.
Now a popular venue with a network
of pathways for walking and cycling.
It is no longer used to supply water
for Chesterfield but is maintained by
Severn Trent Water as a local
amenity with a nature reserve
around the top reservoir. Carpeted
with bluebells in the spring.
5. Cutthorpe School
The "New School" was
opened in 1884 to
replace the original
school lower down the
road (now the Cutthorpe
Institute).
4. Remains of Linacre House
Linacre means ‘arable land where flax is
grown’ and there are records from the 13th
century showing linen was made in the
valley. Linacre House was the birthplace of
Dr Thomas Linacre Walking down the old 'Salt
Trail', where salt from Cheshire was carried
to Chesterfield via Saltergate, you reach the
first car park for Linacre Reservoirs. Under
the ground here are the remains of Linacre
House and possibly the earlier Linacre Hall.
This was in the family of the Tudor scholar
and royal physician Thomas Linacre, doctor
to the young Mary, Queen of Scots.
There is a network of walks around the
reservoirs and from just above the Warden's
Centre the path leads across the field and
through Kitchen Flat Wood to The Peacock
6. Green Lane
Green Lane leads off Main
Road. This was an old route
taken by villagers to reach the
market in Chesterfield. Paths
lead to Linacre Woods,
Holmehall and Holmebrook
Valley Park. The lane also
leads past Cutthorpe Hall and
The Dower House
7. Cutthorpe Hall
The hall was originally a
Tudor farmhouse. Gilbert
Heathcote the famous
physician lived here in
the 17th century.
9. The Manor
House
Ralph Clarke, a wealthy
man and several times
mayor of Chesterfield
bought the row of
cottages in 1626 and
added the four storey
staircase tower.
10. The Cutthorpe
Institute
This was the original school
building, later replaced by
the 'New School'. It was built
by another mayor of
Chesterfield, John Brown. He
was a land agent for several large estates and he
rebuilt much of Cutthorpe in the late 19th century.
These include three stone and two brick houses in The
Square and a row of houses called "The Poplars" in
Main Road below The Three Merry Lads. All his
buildings were built in his distinctive style and most
had his crest on the walls. Some are still visible today.
11. Coronation Tree
The Coronation Tree was
planted on 22nd June
1911 to mark the
coronation of George V. In
July each year the site of
the traditional Well
Dressing is close by, during
the Cutthorpe Festival.
12. Recreation Ground
With a cricket square and
small playground. The trees
planted at the entrance to the
Recreation Ground mark the
Silver Jubilee of George V in
1936 and an oak tree was
planted inside the gates in
2002 to mark the Golden
Jubilee of The Queen.
13. Methodist Chapel
The Primitive
Methodist Chapel
was erected in
1837, enlarged in
1867 but is now
converted to a
residential property.
The Gate Inn is in part a
historic building. In Victorian
times the labourers building the
top Linacre Reservoir used to
drink here, and its name and
poisition suggest it was the
siting for a toll gate. The views
from this pub are superb.
The Peacock was the first place to hold an Annual
Well Dressing in 1865. During a 3 month drought the
spring at the Peacock was the only one in the
village that did not dry out. The then landlady, Mrs
Harriet Salt, decided to hold a well dressing in
honour and thanks for the water.
The Three Merry Lads was originally called The
Cutthorpe Hotel. However when a signboard
was found in a pigsty across the road it was
incorporated into the renovations taking place
at the time in the 1970’s and the inn became
the Three Merry Lads.