Derbyshire and Peak District Curiosities
Stocks at Mapperley
Village Stocks in Mapperley You can still find stocks in a number of Derbyshire villages. This one is situated at Mapperley near Ilkeston. People were put in the stocks for minor offences like drinking or gambling on a Sunday or even refusing to help with the harvest. Inmates were the target for abuse and any filth anyone cared to throw. Sometimes a whipping post would be attached to the stocks and offenders would be whipped bare-backed. |
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