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Edensor
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Coordinates: 53°13′37″N 1°37′30″W / 53.227°N 1.625°W / 53.227; 1.625
Edensor
Edensor.


Edensor shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference
SK251700
District
Derbyshire Dales
Shire county
Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Constituent country
England
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Post town
BAKEWELL
Postcode district
DE45
Police
Derbyshire
Fire
Derbyshire
Ambulance
East Midlands
European Parliament
East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire
For the third sequel of Andrea Hirata's tetralogy, Laskar Pelangi, see Edensor (novel).
Edensor (pronounced "EnZer") is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is the closest village to Chatsworth House and much of it belongs to the Dukes of Devonshire. Originally the village was close to the River Derwent immediately below Chatsworth, but the Dukes had it moved out of sight over a hill, apart from one cottage whose tenant didn't want to move, which still stands in Chatsworth Park. The Chatsworth Estate office occupies a handsome red brick building which was built as an inn for visitors to Chatsworth in the 18th century.
Edensor's St Peter's church was expanded by Sir George Gilbert Scott for the 7th Duke of Devonshire in the 1860s. It contains a magnificent early 17th century memorial to Bess of Hardwick's sons, Henry and William Cavendish. Sir Joseph Paxton is buried in the churchyard, as is U.S. President John F. Kennedy's sister Kathleen Kennedy, who was married to the 10th Duke's eldest son. Kennedy visited the grave during his presidency.