CHADDESDEN, a parish in the hundred of APPLETREE,
locally in that of Morleston and Litchurch, county
of DERBY, 2 miles (E.) from Derby, containing 486
inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the
archdeaconry of Derby, and diocese of Lichfield and
Coventry, and in the patronage of Sir Robert Wilmot,
Bart. The church is dedicated to St. Mary; there is
a, stone stall in the chancel. The Derby canal passes
through the parish. In 1638, an almshouse for six poor
persons was founded and endowed by Edward Wilmot,
Esq.; the inmates are nominated by Sir Robert Wilmot,
who repairs the almshouses, and each receives two
shillings per week. There is a small donation by Robert
Walker for the education of three children; and,
in 1813, John Berrysford left £16. 4. per annum, to
be distribxited amongst the widows and orphans of the
parish.