Useful Links
This page contains links to other websites and organisations, as well as addresses of other local societies and groups, which you may find useful. The IDLHS cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage incurred through their use
Local History Societies, Organisations and Websites
Derbyshire Archaeological Society
The Derby and Derbyshire War Memorials Project
Derbyshire Family History Society
Derby and Sandiacre Canal Society
Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association
The Friends of Kirk Hallam Church aim to help maintain and refurbish the church and to ensure its future as a centre of worship in Kirk Hallam.
Friends of Stanton Road Cemetery
Healey Hero — Fionn Taylor’s tribute to miners both local and national
Heanor and District Local History Society
Ilkeston Cam — View photographic images from in and around Ilkeston and the district
Ilkeston.org — Local news, views and events can be found on Paul Bednall’s website
Long-Eaton.com — The Long Eaton Community Homepage
Nottinghamshire Local History Association
Elaine Sarson’s Mapperley History Web Site
The Stanley One-Place Study — A site for those researching their ancestry in the Stanley area
Stanton Ironworks — A superb website for those with an interest in Stanton Ironworks
Trowell, Awsworth and Cossall Churches
The Stapleford Community Homepage
Trowell Parish Council website
The West Hallam Community website
Other History Sites
The Richard the Third Society — The Battle of Bosworth on August 22nd 1485 saw the end to an unbroken ancestral line of Ilkeston’s lords of the manor dating back to the Conquest. Following the defeat of Richard III the manor passed into the hands of the Savage family.
Belvoir Castle — In 1608 Sir Thomas Savage sold the manor of Ilkeston to Sir John Manners, ancestor of the present Duke of Rutland and who is still Titular Lord of the Manor.
Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire. This medieval house is home of Lord Edward Manners, younger brother of the present Duke of Rutland.
Family History Related Sites
Derbyshire Family History Society
Cyndi’s List — Lists thousands of links to other family history sites
Gen Uki — This website contains links to thousands of sites relating to local and family history
The Nottinghamshire Family History Society
Libraries, Record Offices and Other Archives
The Derbyshire Records Office at Matlock holds a huge number of records relevant to Ilkeston.
The Staffordshire Records Office at Lichfield holds many records relating to Ilkeston and district including hundreds of wills dating from the early 16th century.
The Derby Local Studies Library, Iron Gate, Derby (tel:01332 255393) holds both census and parish records, amongst many others.
The Church of England Records Centre in Bermonsey London and which holds the Church of England’s archival collection amongst which are many items which relate to Ilkeston and district.
The National Archives collection of records and contains many items relevant to Ilkeston and district. Many can easily be purchased and downloaded.
The Domesday Book of 1086 contains the earliest recorded name of Ilkeston which was recorded as 'Tilchestune'.
Picture The Past — A joint project by the local authorities of Derbyshire, Derby, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to conserve and make publicly accessible the photograhic heritage of the North East Midlands.
British Listed Buildings — An easy-to-use index of the listed buildings of the UK.
Museums
The Erewash Museum is based at Dalby House, High Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. The museum contains a large range of archival material and displays relating to the area’s social, industrial, archaeological and political history.
Five hundred years of Bakewell history at the Old House Museum
The Crich Tramway Museum near Matlock
The Midland Railway Centre at Ripley
The Peak District Mining Museum at Matlock
Local Schools
Friesland School Sandiacre Derbyshire
Countryside Books — Publishers of an excellent range of books essential for both the local and family historian