Kirk Hallam

Kirk Hallam
The church
Kirk Hallam  Kirk Hallam shown within Derbyshire
Population	6,417 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SK450400
District	Erewash
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ILKESTON
Postcode district	DE7
Dialling code	0115
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Erewash
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Kirk Hallam is a village in the south-east of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. It was part of the former Ilkeston Borough and is largely regarded today as a part of the much larger town of Ilkeston which adjoins it to the north east. Since 1974 Kirk Hallam has been part of the Borough of Erewash.

History

Kirk Hallam is one of several 'Hallams' in the locality which include West Hallam, Little Hallam and the Hallam Fields area of Ilkeston, all within a few miles. The name 'Halum' appears in the Domesday Book and this may refer to West Hallam, Kirk Hallam or both. In any case, the village is long established.

Originally a small agricultural parish, Kirk Hallam's population expanded dramatically in the 1950s and 1960s when large housing developments were carried out, firstly of public sector housing by Ilkeston Corporation and local employer Stanton and Staveley in the 1950s (the 'St Norbert Drive' area to the South) and a mix of public and private housing in the 1960s and 1970s to the north (the 'Godfrey Drive' area). The westernmost part of the 'Godfrey Drive' development is in fact in the parish of Dale Abbey.

These two large developments form a rough oval shape, either side of the main Ladywood Road (A6096) from Ilkeston towards Derby. Kirk Hallam's population at the 2001 census was given as 6,417.

All Saints' Church

Kirk Hallam's Parish Church dates from the late Norman period and until 1539 was administered by Dale Abbey, who provided its priests.

The earliest recorded vicar is the monk Simon de Radford in 1298. He was followed by another fifteen monk vicars up to Roger Page who stayed on as vicar after the Abbey was dissolved. The canons of Dale were largely responsible for turning the heavily forested land around Kirk Hallam into the fertile arable and pasture which predominated up to the 1950s.

After the dissolution of Dale Abbey in 1539, the right to appoint vicars (the advowson) in Kirk Hallam eventually passed to the Newdigate family in the mid-18th century. The church was in such a ruined state it was lucky to escape demolition in 1778 and a public subscription organised by the Newdigates in 1858 supplied funds for a substantial and much needed renovation. All Saints' Church is now a Grade I listed building.

Schools

Kirk Hallam has four schools, Kirk Hallam Community Academy and St John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy are secondary schools while Dallimore and Ladywood are primary schools.

External links

• Ilkeston Cam - More about Kirk Hallam with pictures
• Kirk Hallam lake and meadows
• Kirk Hallam Community Technology & Sports College
• St John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
• All Saints Church
• Friends of Kirk Hallam Church
• Friends of Kirk Hallam Lake & Meadows