Lullington, Derbyshire

Description
Lullington, a village, a township, and a parish in Derbyshire. The village stands on the S verge of the county, near the river Mease, 4 1/2 miles from Gresley station on the M.R.y and 63- S by E of Burton-upon-Trent, was known at Domes-day as Lullitone, and has a post office under Burton-upon-Trent; money order office, Coton-in-the-Elms; telegraph office, Linton. The township includes the village and extends into the country. Acreage, 1823; population, 203. The parish comprises 3015 acres; population, 690. The manor belongs to the Colviles of Lullington Hall. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Southwell; net value, £103 with residence. The church was restored and extended in 1862 at a cost of about £2500, has a tower with octagonal spire, and contains a font of Devonshire granite resting on five shafts of Torquay marble. The vicarage of Coton is a separate benefice.