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Barrow upon Trent is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The village is south of Derby, and between the River Trent (to the south) and the Trent and Mersey Canal (to the north). According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 546.〔 Nearby places are Sinfin, Ingleby, Arleston, and Swarkestone. One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands given to Henry de Ferrers〔''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 748 ISBN 0-14-143994-7〕 by the King. The land included of ground space and there were four oxen. Some of the land was described as "waste" but the value was put at two shillings. The parish council owns an attractive row of ten Grade II listed cottages, known as "The Row". These are rented to people with village connections.〔(Parish council site ) accessed 20 March 2013〕 It also owns "The Pinfold", a small walled area originally used for holding stray cattle. The village is home to a Lafarge quarry. ==Famous people== Barrow-Upon-Trent was home to the writer Anne Mozley〔Ellen Jordan, ‘Mozley, Anne (1809–1891)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (accessed 17 Nov 2014 )〕 and the artist George Turner (1841-1910) who moved here from Cromford. Turner went on to train his son, William Lakin Turner, along with other notable artists. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barrow upon Trent」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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