[ Ссылка ] - Monyash (or `Many-ash`) was so named for the abundance of ash trees which grew there, - but that was almost 1000 years ago when this somewhat isolated moorland village which stands on a flat upland limestone plain was first named in the Domesday Book of 1086.
In recent centuries the `many-ashes` have largely disappeared, whilst conversely at One Ash Grange, which stands about half a mile away on the eastern fringes of the village, they appear to have multiplied!
However, the copse of stately limes which surround the picturesque church of St. Leonard`s are more than a recompense to the village for the loss of it`s `many ashes' The limes were planted by Rev.Robert Lomas, a former vicar of Monyash who was killed in 1776 after falling from a rocky tor at the head of Lathkill Dale,- which has been known ever since as `Parson`s Tor`.
Monyash lies at the head of the beautiful Lathkill Dale, and at the crossroads of four ancient trackways. The limestone dwellings of this upland village lie somewhat straggled along each side of the four lanes which radiate from the village green at it`s centre, and the signpost which stands at the cross roads, or `Crosslanes` as it is officially designated, denotes that it is 4 miles to Bakewell, 4 miles to Newhaven, 6 miles to Youlgreave, and 8 miles to Buxton. The smaller hamlets of Flagg and Sheldon lie 2 and 3 miles away respectively.
The history of Monyash follows a similar pattern to that of the many White Peak villages whose prosperity was founded at the height of the lead-mining industry in the 18th & 19th centuries; this has left it`s mark in the surrounding fields which are dotted with the mounds and scars of old workings. The Eagle Mine was the last in the area to be worked and closed in 1925.
At the height of it`s prosperity Monyash was the lead mining centre of the High Peak and this is evidenced by the fact that the village once had no less than five public houses, and in 1851 a population of around 500 inhabitants, - twice as many as today.
The Bull`s Head is the sole survivor left to cater for thirsty visitors and is one of the oldest buildings in the village dating from the late 17th/ early 18th century. The Barmote Court of the King`s Field of the High Peak which dealt with lead mining disputes and was responsible for the lead mining administration in the area met regularly here until earlier this century. It has an atmosphere to match it`s longevity which is redolent with age and snugly welcoming, and a fine example of an Ashford marble floor just inside the entrance.
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