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| Records of the settlement that became the
village of Mickleover (Mikel Urfa) go back to Saxon times. Over the years
its fortunes varied as wars came and went and its ownership passed from
hand to hand. In the 17C, it was a rural community of 400, but in the 19C
it grew as it became the home of some of the owners of the industry that
built up in Derby. Growth was also affected by the coming of the railway
in the 1870s and the building of the Pastures hospital in 1850. Major
growth started in the 1950s with the building of the Brisbane Rd estate
followed by the Silverhill estate in the 1960/70s. Further developments to
the south of Uttoxeter Road followed in the 1980s. The current population
is approximately 18,000. |
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| Several books and
leaflets are available describing the history of Mickleover. The
following are some known to us |
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| The Illustrated History of Derby's Suburbs
by Maxwell Craven, published by The Breedon Books Publishing
Company, 1996, ISBN1 85983 031 5.
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Maxwell Craven is a well known
Derby Historian. Page 100 onwards describes the history of Mickleover
illustrated by photographs going back to the beginning of the 20th
century. |
| Mickleover and Littleover, a History
by Sarah Watson, Watnay Publishing, 1993, ISBN 1 872418 02 3.
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An interesting booklet with the
results of researches by an author from the other side of Derby, illustrated
by photographs and sketches. |
| Portrait of a Village, Mickleover by
Margaret Welling, 1997, The Breedon Books
Publishing Company, ISBN 1 85983 033 1. |
After a brief history of Mickleover,
this book visits the major streets of the old village and describes their
development, amply illustrated by photographs.
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| The Mickleover Story by H. G.
Ford and A. G. Ravensdale, available from Mickleover Methodist Church
Office. |
This was first published in 1969 in
Vision, the Mickleover Community Association magazine. It was
updated in 1995 by C. J. Moore and W. A. Woodcock and illustrated by
line drawings of Mickleover at that time.
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| Mickleover Born and Bred by
Peter Brown, available from the Mickleover Community Centre,
Mickleover Library and Devonshire Drive Post Office.
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A history of Mickleover in two
volumes written by a local author |
