DESCRIPTION’S of MOSBRO, MOSBORO, MOSBROUGH, MOSBOROUGH from 1680 TO 1911

PAST AND PRESENT OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MOSBRO IN THE PARISH OF ECKINGTON KNOWN BY THE NAME OF PLUMBLEY, MOSBRO GREEN, MOSBRO MOOR AND MOOR HOLE (according to Ancestry.com)

MOSBOROUGH, a township in the parish of ECKINGTON, hundred of SCARSDALE, county of DERBY, 8 miles (N.N.E.) from Chesterfield, containing 818 inhabitants. Joseph Stones, in 1680, devised a dwelling-house, croft, and garden, for the use of a schoolmaster, also land now producing an annual income of about £18, for the free education.

Mosbro was a small village, which included Farmers, Sicklemakers/Cutlers, Millwright, Gardeners, Butchers, Brickmaker’s, Blacksmiths, Stone Mason’s and Coal Miners.

 

The start of 1841 Census, Mosbro was part of the Parish of Eckington known by the name of Holbrook taking the house of Harvey (Slagg) or Hagg at Mosbro the School Green, School Lane, East Street, Elliott House, West Street including the house of Henry Oxspring at Mosbro.

 

The 1851 Census included parts of the township of Mosbro known as East Street, West Street, School Lane to Holbrook Bar including the hollow of Elliott House. and added to the above street were 4 houses/cottages at the bottom of School Lane.  In this period there was Reaping Hook Makers.

 

By 1861 Census Mosbro part of Eckington Parish, South part of Mosbro comprising of School Lane to Holbrook, Old Lane, Elliott House, Hollow Lane, Mosbro Hall, both sides from there, over the hill, West Street, both sides to William Chambers, R Roses houses, Salt Box house and adjoining houses, also there was properties on Turnpike Road, on both sides of Knowle Hill and Collin Green was mentioned, including West Wells, and Owlthorpe.

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson’s Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mosborough like this:

 

MOSBOROUGH, a village and a township in Eckington parish, Derby. The village stands on high ground, near the river Rother, and the North Midland railway, 7 miles NNE of Chesterfield; occupies the site of a Roman settlement; commands extensive views; and has a post office under Chesterfield. The township includes the village and extends into the country. Real property, £5,824; of which £1,505 are in mines. Pop., 1,044. Sickles and wood hoop measures are made. There are chapels for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists, and an endowed school with £28 a year.     Additional information about this locality is available for Eckington.

 

1871 Census states that there was in:  The South Part of Mosbro, Robert Archer houses, Salt Box and houses opposite down School Lane, Halfway houses, Holbrook Old Lane, Elliott houses, Hollow Lane, Mosbro Hall both sides from there over the hill, West Street on West Mosbro both side to Bannister Barons all inclusive.

 

1881 Census practically the same as 1871 comments but mentioned place such as French Nook and Archers Yard.

 

1891 Census comprised of part of Duke Street starting at 24 to number 30, also the whole of South Street, Bridle Style, Chapel Street, Mosbro Moor, Owlthorpe, Mosbro Moor, Plumbley, Plumbley Lane, Hill Side, Queen Street and No 1 to 4 Station Road.  High Street started off at No 72 to No 120. plus The 3 Houses belonging to Sheffield Coal Co, Rose Cottage and The Haven.

 

1901 Census consisted of The Eckington Hall (Mrs Wells) Hall Lodge, Elmwood, Mosbro Hall, the left hand side of High Street, Mosbro down to Duke Street corner, the whole of Duke Street, Duke Street Court,the whole of Chapel Street, the whole of South Street, the Pingle, the whole of Queen Street (previously known as Colin Green), West Well, Plumbley, Plumbley Lane, Bridle Style and Hill Side.  All the right side of High Street Mosbro, commencing of Mr J Worralls down to Mr J Peats houses at the bottom of Mosbro Moor, the left hand side of High Street commencing at Duke Street corner, down to the Club House on Mosbro Moor, Mosbro Moor, Moorhole, Owlthorpe, Mosbro Hill Moorhall, Moss Swallows six houses at Moorhole, the three belonging to the Sheffield Coal Co at Moorhole the have and two cottages, Mrs Sayles Rose Cottage, Station Road both sides down to the Mr W Rotherham the whole of School Street, Stone Street, Cadman Street and Gray Street.

 

1911 Census changed to individual property’s, and who was dwelling in that property that morning, must have written their name on the census form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit to John Marius Wilson’s Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales & Ancestry
Information was typed by Linda Taylor (nee Staton) February 2018