Boulton, Derby

Coordinates: 52°53′22″N 1°25′54″W / 52.889435°N 1.431656°W / 52.889435; -1.431656

Boulton is a suburb and local government ward of the city of Derby, England, and is located about four miles to the south-east of Derby city centre. It is closely associated with the neighbouring suburb of Alvaston under which postal code sector (DE24 0) and postal dependent locality it comes. This can be confusing and often hides the separate identity of Boulton.

The land at Boulton is recorded as belonging to Ralph fitzHubery in 1086. Boulton is represented on Derby City Council by three councillors. It has an Anglican church dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, a Baptist church and a Grade II listed building called Nunsfield House.

History

Hundreds of years ago, most of the area consited of fields and farmland area.

The Anglican Church

The Anglican church, more usually called Boulton St. Mary's, was built about the year 1090 by the Sacheverell family who were owners of the Manor of Boulton at that time. Following a long period of dispute the church became a chapel of ease in 1281 to St. Peter's in Derby, this being brought about by the ambitions of the all-powerful abbot of Darley Abbey. The church is now within the Diocese of Derby. The lychgate which forms the main entrance to the churchyard on Boulton Lane is a war memorial to those of the parish who gave their lives in the Great War of 1914 to 1919. The church has been altered and extended during its long history but still retains some of the original Norman fabric.