Crich

In 1009 King Æthelred the Unready signed a charter at the Great Council which recognised the position and boundaries of Weston-on-Trent and several other manors including Crich. Morcar was given further lands in Derbyshire. Weston-on-Trent (and Crich?) again come under the control of Æþelræd Unræd, when Morcar and his brother were murdered by Eadric in 1015. Parts of the Church of England parish church of Saint Mary are Norman, with later Decorated Gothic and Perpendicular Gothic alterations from the 14th century. Crich has also a Wesleyan chapel that was built in 1770. A workhouse was opened in 1734 on the edge of Nether Common. It could accommodate 40 inmates, and accepted paupers from…

The village was a location for the setting of the ITV drama series Peak Practice (1993–2002), along with the nearby Ashover for a time. Images of the village also appear in the drama film And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007), starring Colin Firth. In the film Firth can be seen riding a motorcycle up Chapel Lane.