Tutbury is an attractive and historical village located in the Dove Valley on the Staffordshire / Derbyshire border.

The name, Tutbury means Tutta’s Castle - Tutta being an ancient Chieftan. The name ending bury means place of fortification. Tutbury was once the capital of the ancient kingdom of Mercia.

In 1989 St Mary’s Priory church celebrated it’s 900th anniversary.

The development of Tutbury centres on High Street below the castle, and St Mary’s Priory church. High Street is at the centre of a recently expanded conservation area.

In the 14th and 15th centuries Tutbury and Chellaston were at the centre of a thriving alabaster carving industry.

For many years Tutbury Mill was a local landmark. The 1923 settlement pattern shows the JC Staton alabaster works located to the North of the village.

Adjacent to the site of the former works is a man made cutting, or fleam, taken from the nearby River Dove.

Tutbury is home to the Georgian Crystal glass works, shown above.

In section 2.2 there are maps showing how the settlement pattern of Tutbury has changed from 1923 to the present day.

The village is by - passed on a North South Axis to the East side of the village. The by - pass had been under consideration since the 1950’s. After a public inquiry in July 1987, construction work started in 1989.

The by - pass is 1.6km long and was constructed at a cost of Ł3m.

A time capsule, prepared by local school children, was buried adjacent to Cornmill Lane Bridge.