The Littleover Historical Society does not hold a library of local information although individual members do retain many relevant documents, deeds, maps and books which they have collected from many sources.  

The information in this section is based on references from membership of the Society but does not include direct links to the data - most of which can be found at the Local Studies Library in Derby. 

Information received electronically has been stored safely in a Dropbox file and also within a  google drive system - referenced as Parva Ufra.

The results of individual research are summarised in the website and if further information is required or you have information that you wish to share please contact us 

*** N.B.  This selection is not exhaustive and is provided to help and should not be assumed to be primary evidence for research.

1  Maps

1.       Map of Derbyshire by Robert Morden. Sold by Abel Swale and John Churchill Date believed to be 1722 (Date obtained from Internet).

2.       A map of the Township of Littleover  based on the Tithe Award of 1848. Drawn by Kevin Archer 1998.

3.       Past and Present map of Derby Published by Cassini ISBN 978-1-84736-405-0.

Includes 4 maps 1836-1839: 1902: 1921: Present day.

4.       Littleover First Edition 1883.

5.       Littleover 1896.

6.       Map of Littleover and Sunny Hill 1914.

7.       Littleover and part of Mickleover 1919.

2  Books

(1) Cope, R. Littleover before the Twentieth Century; 2007.

(2) Drury, C. Littleover War Memorials - World War One and Two, We Shall Remember Them; Littleover Historical Society, 2015.

(3) GENUKI. Genuki: Littleover, Derbyshire. https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/Littleover (accessed 2020-02-13).

(4) Griffiths, I. Littleover Portrait of a Village; The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited 44 Friar Gate Derby DE1 1DA, 1990.

(5) Plant, A. The Knoll, Littleover. Country Images Magazine. https://www.countryimagesmagazine.co.uk/lost_houses/knoll-littleover/ (accessed 2020-02-13).

(6) Scott, A. B. Littleover and Its Church; Bemrose and Sons Limited London and Derby, 1916.

(7) Smith, R.; Road, P.; De, D.; Cunningham, P. Archaeology and Conservation in Derbyshire. 36.

(8) Watson, S. Mickleover & Littleover a History; Watney Publishing Printed by Ashbourne Business Center, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, 1993.

(9) Wright, N. ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT    Land at Junction of Burton Road/Middleton Avenue, Littleover, Derbyshire; rpsgroup: Burlington House, Lypiatt Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 2SY, 2019; p 34.

3  Directories

1.       Extract from Bolmers 1895 Southern Parliamentary Division - Littleover. Page 762 and 763.

2.       Extract from the 1895 Post Office Directory - Littleover.

3.       Extract from Kelly’s Directory 1891 Littleover - Pages 264 and 265.

4.       Derbyshire Transcripts of Kelly’s Directory 1891 Mickleover and Littleover - Pages 264 and 265. Note the Littleover section duplicates item 3 above.

5.       Extract from the Andrews Pages 1891 Mickleover and Littleover. 

4  Miscellaneous Documents

1.       Place Names of  Derbyshire – Part 2, by K Cameron. Page478 and 479, Littleover.

2.       Littleover Population 1801 – 1991

3.       Littleover bibliography – List of published books covering Littleover, 14th May 2010.

4.       Littleover and Blagreaves Web Sites 13th November 2009.

5.       You and Yesterday

a.       Fressingfield Sales Brochure Scargill Mann & Co

b.      Fressingfield – Littleover’s Secret House Revealed.

c.       Littleover and the Blagreaves Area.

d.      Littleover – When the cows came home on Blagreaves Lane.

e.      Bygones Derby Evening Telegraph November 16th 2009 Cows took me

back in time.

6.       Bygones Derby Evening Telegraph, November 16th 2009. Cows took me back in time.

Field Farm, Church Street.

7.       Copy of various advertisements regarding Littleover which appeared in the Derby Mercury 1866 – 1899.

8.       Rental details of White Lodge, 109 The Hollow

5  Littleover and Blagreaves Lane Photographs

1.       Moorway Lane Pond

2.       Vine Close (Off Blagreaves Lane).

3.       Upper Hollow House in Upper Hollow.

4.       Number 109 The Hollow.

5.       Royal British Legion - Breedon View, Blagreaves Lane.

6.       Fressingfield – Number 116 Blagreaves Lane, from Blagreaves Lane.

7.       Fressingfield – Number 116 Blagreaves Lane – Rear view.

8.       The Towers and Towers Cottage, 114 and 114A Blagreaves Lane.

9.       Moorway Farm Moorway Lane.

10.   Yew Tree House Leafgreen Lane off Blagreaves Lane.

11.   Yew Tree House Leafgreen Lane during building of extension

12.   Blagreaves Hall 173 Blagreaves Lane (Front).

13.   Blagreaves Hall 173 Blagreaves Lane (Rear).

14.   Oaklands Farm Cottage, 24 Oaklands Avenue.

15.   Cottage on Normanton Lane.

16.   Field Farm Church Street.

17.   Scarsdale House, Church Street.

18.   Rose Villa, Church Street.

19.   Thatched Cottage, The Hollow.

20.   The White Swan, Shepherd Street.

21.   The Cottage next to the White Swan, Shepherd Street.

22.   Blagreaves Lane Sunset Looking towards Willington and Findern.

23.   Blagreaves Lane Sunset Looking towards Findern.

24.   The Walnuts Gate Post Old Hall Road.

25.   White Lodge Wall Nameplate, 109 the Hollow.

26.   White Lodge Front View, 109 the Hollow.

27.   White Lodge (From the Hollow), 109 the Hollow.

28.    The Poplars 24 Blagreaves Lane.