Trusley (All Saints)
TRUSLEY (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Burton-upon-Trent, hundred of Appletree, S. division of the county of Derby, 7 miles (W.) from Derby; containing 105 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1076a. 2r. 4p., of a strong fertile soil; about one-third is arable, and the remainder pasture, with 7 acres of wood. The surface is undulated, and the scenery, improved by the hedge-rows being well wooded, is very pleasing. Grangefield House here, is a large half-timbered mansion, with many gables. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £5. 6. 8., and in the patronage of John Coke, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £100; and the incumbent has a house, with a glebe of 46¼ acres. The church is a small brick edifice in the Grecian style, with stone dressings, and consists of a nave, chancel, and low tower; the entrance door is of stone, very handsomely carved: there are several elegant tablets to the Coke and other families.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.