Local History

Ticknall’s name was derived from its landscape setting and land use. The first syllable ‘tic’ reflects the pastoral economy of the time, showing that it was grazed by goats. There were still goatherds in the area in the 16th century. The second syllable is ‘halh’ (Saxon) = a nook or hollow of land, the village being tucked into a slight dip in the landscape.

The Thringstone Fault crosses the parish of Ticknall from east to west, separating the Coal Measures clays to the south from the upthrust Carboniferous Limestone to the north. Other outliers of limestone occur at Calke, Dimminsdale, Breedon and Cloud Hill, but otherwise limestone is fairly rare in the area.

There’s no shortage of information on this topic. We need a local person to put together a short introduction from a Ticknall perspective for visitors who are new to the topic. Volunteers . . Anyone?

The featured image is a modern photo ©Ticknall Life of what was once a Ticknall pub called ‘The Crown’. Does anyone have any early pictures or other material for an article here?

We need someone to help here with a few words about how the Ticknall Tramway came to be built – including the iconic canal-style arch.