As at 2012, there are two farms at Stockley, namely Stockley Farm and Stockley Hill farm, both being located down Rylah Hill from Palterton in an area known locally as Stockley.  Both are located on the north side of the road as one travels east to west from Palterton.  Both these farms have been in existence for more than 100 years.  I believe that Stockley Hill Farm is the oldest of the two farms and that it existed as long ago as pre-1850.

My research is on going in relation to these two farms and the land on which they are located.  It is fact that most if not all of the the land and properties thereon in Stockley were at one time owned by the Earl of Bathurst and people residing therein would be his tenants.  I have not yet established the date when he sold his land at Stockley.

1732.  4 September  Jermius Johnson no age given of Stockley was buried at Scarcliffe Parish Church.           Source :  Scarcliffe Parish Church register.  1734.  15 September.  Jeremiah Johnson son of Jeremiah Johnson of Stockley was baptised at Heath Parish Church. 1734.  15 September.  Dorothy Johnson daughter of Jeremiah and Dorothy Johnson d of Stockley was baptised at Heath Parish Church. 1737.  27 January.  Ricardus son of Jeremiah Johnson of Stockley was baptised at Scarcliffe Parish Church. 1739.  24 December.  Guilielmus son of Jeremia & Dorothea Johnson of Stockley was baptised at Scarcliffe Parish Church. 1742.  24 January.  Elizabetha daughter of Jeremia & Dorothea Johnson of Stockley was bapt. at Scarcliffe Parish Church. 1804.  14 September.  Samuel son of Samuel & Elizabeth Johnson of Stockley was bapt. at Scarcliffe Parish Church. 1806.  17 October  Samuel Johnson aged 35 years of Stockley buried at Scarcliffe Parish Church. Source :  Scarcliffe Parish Church register. (1771) 1814.  16 June  Richard Johnson aged 77 years of Stockley buried at Scarcliffe Parish Church.       Source : Scarcliffe Parish Church register. (1737?) 1831.  18 September.  Hannah daughter of Samuel and Faith Johnson of Stockley was baptised at Scarcliffe Parish Church.  Father Samuel Johnson was stated to be a Farmer. 1833.  12 August.  Samuel son of Samuel and Faith Johnson of Stockley was baptised at Scarcliffe Parish Church.  Father Samuel Johnson was stated to be a Butcher. 1837.  4 June.  Charles son of Samuel and Faith Johnson of Stockley was baptised at Scarcliffe Parish Church.  Father Samuel Johnson was stated to be a Farmer. 1841.  Census.  Address was Stockley, Scarcliff, Derbyshire.  Census Ref: HO107, piece 2123, folio 176. Derbyshire

1846.  13 September.  Richard son of Samuel and Faith Johnson of Stockley was baptised at Scarcliffe Parish Church.  Father Samuel Johnson was stated to be a Farmer. 1851.  Census.  Address was Ryley, Stockley, Nottinghamshire   Census Ref: HO107, piece 2123, folio 176.

Name	Status	M / F	Age	Marr. or S	Birth year	Occupation	Born
JOHNSON, Elizabeth	Head	F	74	Widow	1777	Farmer occupying 18 acres	Scarcliff, Derbys.
JOHNSON, Faith	Sons wife	F	41	Marr.	1810	Farmers wife	Brampton, Derbyshire
JOHNSON, Samuel	Grandson	M	17	Unmarr.	1834	Farmers son	Scarcliff, Derbys.
JOHNSON, Charles	Grandson	M	16	-	1835	Farmers son	Scarcliff, Derbys.
JOHNSON, Frederick	GrandSon	M	7	-	1844	Farmers son	Scarcliff, Derbyshire
JOHNSON, Richard	GrandSon	M	4	-	1844	-	Scarcliff, Derbyshire

1853.  26 April.  Emily son of Samuel and Faith Johnson of Stockley was baptised at Scarcliffe Parish Church.  Father Samuel Johnson was stated to be a Labourer. 1855.  17 April  Frederick Johnson aged 11 years of Stockley buried at Scarcliffe Parish Church. Source:   Scarcliffe Parish Church register.  (1844?) 1857.  F. White's Trade Directory - History, Gazeteer and Directory of Derbyshire and Sheffield (p.768) records : Samuel Johnson Farmer at Stockley Farm. 1861.  Census.  ?   Census Ref: RG09, piece 2424, folio 52.

Name	Status	M / F	Age	Marr. or S	Birth year	Occupation	Born
JOHNSON, Elizabeth	Head	F	84	Widow	1777	Farmer of 20 acres of Land	Heath, Derbys.
JOHNSON, Samuel	Son	M	56	Marr.	1805	Farmer	Stockley, Derbyshire
JOHNSON, Faith	Dau.	F	50	Marr.	1811	-	Brampton, Derbyshire
JOHNSON, Samuel	Grandson	M	27	Unmarr.	1834	Agric. Lab.	Stockley, Derbys.
JOHNSON, Emily	Grandau.	F	8	-	1853	Scholar	Stockley, Derbys.

1861.  2 December  Elizabeth Johnson aged 85 years of Stockley was buried at Scarcliffe Parish Church. Source : Scarcliffe Parish Church register.) 1776? 1862.  1ST. QTR.  Zephaniah Edward Johnson the son of Samuel Johnson and his wife Faith Johnson was born. GRO Ref: Vol. 7B. Page 513. Registn. District Chesterfield. 1865.  13 August.  Emily Johnson aged 12 years of Stockley was buried at Scarcliffe Parish Church. Source :  Scarcliffe Parish Church register.  1853? 1871.  Census.  We discover Samuel and Faith Johnson at Stockley, Riley, Scarcliff.  Their son Samuel Johnson lived with them.  He was stated to be married but his wife and two young children were not with him on census night.  Where were they?   Census Ref: RG10, piece 3466, folio 67.

Name	Status	M / F	Age	Marr. or S	Birth year	Occupation	Born
JOHNSON, Samuel	Head	M	66	Marr.	1805	Farmer of 30 acres	Scarcliffe, Derbyshire
JOHNSON, Faith	Wife	F	61	Marr.	1810	Farmers wife	Brampton, Derbyshire
JOHNSON, Samuel	Son	M	37	Marr.	1834	Farmers son and manager	Scarcliffe, Derbys.

1876.  The Kelly's Trade Directory for Derbyshire records Samuel Johnson a farmer at Stockley.  Also, it records a Samuel Johnson a Farmer at Palterton. 1881.  The Post Office Trade Directory records Samuel Johnson a farmer at Stockley.  Also, it records a Samuel Johnson a Butcher at Palterton. 1881.  Census.  We discover Elizabeth E. Johnson aged 11 years, living with her grandparents Samuel and Faith Johnson at Stockley, Riley, Scarcliff.  Her father Samuel Johnson and her brother Samuel A. Johnson live with them.  Her father is a widower revealing that the childrens mother had died.  We have chosen the aforenamed Elizabeth E. Johnson because she later married Zephaniah Edward Wharton and continued farming at Stockley.  Census Ref: RG11, piece 3312, folio 64.

Name	Status	M / F	Age	Marr. or S	Birth year	Occupation	Born
JOHNSON, Samuel	Head	M	76	Marr.	1805	Farmer of 30 acres	Scarcliffe, Derbyshire
JOHNSON, Faith	Wife	F	71	Marr.	1810	Farmers wife	Wadshelf, Derbyshire
JOHNSON, Samuel	Son	M	48	Widower	1833	Farmers son and manager	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
JOHNSON, Samuel A.	Grandson	M	13	Single	1868	Scholar	Bolsover, Derbys.
JOHNSON, Elizabeth E.	Grand Dau.	F	11	Single	1870	-	Bolsover, Derbys.

1887.  16 June.  Faith Johnson aged 77 years of Stockley was buried at Scarcliffe Parish Church. Source:  Scarcliffe Parish Church registers. b.1810? 1890.  Zephaniah Edward Wharton married Elizabeth Emily Johnson during the period July, Aug. Sept. of 1890 at Chesterfield.  It is not known at present if it was a Church wedding or the local Registry Office. Note: GRO Ref: Vol. 7B. Page 1059. 1891.  Census.  Zephaniah E. Wharton aged 29 years and his wife Elizabeth E. Wharton aged 21 years, lived at Stockley, Riley, Scarcliff, with their daughter and grandfather Samuel Johnson, aged 86 years.  Census Ref: RG12, piece 2649. folio 82. I believe the information from hereon relating to Zepaniah Wharton will almost certainly relate to Stockley Hill Farm Zepaniah Wharton had met his wife to be Elizabeth E. Johnson, known as "Ellie" at the horse races held at nearby Heath and Owlcotes farm.  The last steeplechase race meeting at Owlcotes Farm was on Wednesday, 24 April 1889 and the very last race was appropriately named "The Derbyshire Cup".  Readers may wish to visit the chapter named "Steeplechasing" on this web site for more information about these races.

Name	Status	M / F	Age	Marr. or S	Birth year	Occupation	Born
WHARTON Zephaniah E.	Head	M	29	Marr.	1862	Farmer	Brimington, Derbys.
WHARTON, Elizabeth E.	Wife	F	21	Marr.	1870	-	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
JOHNSON, Samuel	Gr. father	M	88	Widower	1805	Retired farmer	Stockley, Derbys.
WHARTON, Rose	Dau.	F	1	-	1890	-	Stockley, Derbys.

1892.  15 March.  Samuel Johnson aged 87 years of Stockley was buried at Scarcliffe Parish Church. (Source: Scarcliffe P.C. registers. b.1805?) 1895.  Kelly's Trade Directory, Derbyshire records Samuel Johnson a farmer at Stockley.  However, it may be that he farmed another farm in Stockley and the Stockley Farm subject of this chapter may not have existed. 1901.  Census.  Zephaniah Wharton aged 39 years and his wife Elizabeth Wharton aged 32 years, lived at the Farm House, Stockley, Scarcliff, with their five children and a servant.  Census Ref: RG13, piece 3133.

Name	Status	M / F	Age	Marr. or S	Birth year	Occupation	Born
WHARTON Zephaniah	Head	M	39	Marr.	1862	Farmer own a/c.	Brimington, Derbys.
WHARTON, Elizabeth	Wife	F	32	Marr.	1869	-	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
WHARTON, Violet Johnson	Dau.	F	12	-	1889	-	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
WHARTON, Beatrice	Dau.	F	9	-	1892	-	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
WHARTON, Constance	Dau.	F	8	-	1893	-	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
WHARTON, Ivy	Dau.	F	6	-	1895	-	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
WHARTON, Lebulon	Son	M	0 (10 mos.)	-	1901	-	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
HADFIELD, Samuel	Servant	M	33	Marr.	1868	Carter on farm	Chesterfield, Derbys.

1910. 4TH.QTR.  Adrian Dable Wharton was born the son of Zephaniah Wharton and his wife Elizabeth Wharton. GRO Ref: Vol. 7B. Page 95. Regn. District Mansfield, Notts. 1911.  Census.  Zeph. Wharton aged 49 years and his wife Elizabeth Wharton aged 41 years, lived at Stockley, Palterton, with their eight children.  One of their nine children had died.  It does not record their home as a farm.  The census entry records it was an six roomed house.  Census Ref: RG14, piece 20296.

Name	Status	M / F	Age	Marr. or S/TD>	Birth year	Occupation	Born
WHARTON Zeph.	Head	M	49	Marr. 20 yrs.	1862	Farmer	Derby
WHARTON, Elizabeth	Wife	F	41	Marr. 20 yrs.	1870	-	Derby
WHARTON, Violet	Dau.	F	22	Single	1889	At home	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
WHARTON, Constance	Dau.	F	18	Single	1893	At home	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
WHARTON, Ivy	Dau.	F	16	Single	1895	At home	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
WHARTON, Desmond	Son	M	10	Single	1901	School	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
WHARTON, Bertha	Dau.	F	7	-	1904	School	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
WHARTON, Thirza	Dau.	F	5	-	1906	-	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
WHARTON, Hesperus	Dau.	F	3	-	1908	-	Scarcliffe, Derbys.
WHARTON, Adrian	Son	M	0 (5mths)	-	1911	-	Scarcliffe, Derbys.

1912.  The Post Office Trade Directory for Derbyshire records Zephaniah Wharton a farmer but no mention of Stockley.  1912, 1913 and 1914.  The Electoral Rolls reveal that Zephaniah Edward Wharton qualified an an elector by way of land and tenement at Stockley.  His abode was stated to be Stockley, Palterton, Chesterfield.  He was at the farm at (lower) Stockley, but the present day bungalow was not then built.  I believe there was no farm house there at that time. The locations Palterton, Riley and Stockley all came within the Scarcliffe Polling District in these years but they are not separated out, so the following entries were found by scanning the column ‘Description of Qualifying Property’ noting all Stockley entries.

No.	Name	Place of abode	Nature of Qualification	Occupation Voters (Parliamentary & County)
J2514	JONES, George	Stockley, Palterton, Chesterfield	Dwelling House	Stockley
J2427	DUNHAM, James	Stockley, Palterton	Dwelling House	Stockley
J2711	WHARTON, Zephaniah Edward	Stockley, Palterton, Chesterfield	Land & tenement	Stockley

1918.  The Electoral Rolls Ownership Voters reveal that Zephaniah Edward Wharton qualified an an elector by way of land and tenement at Stockley.  His abode was stated to be Stockley, Palterton, Chesterfield.

Two other men are named with Stockley being their abode, namely : William Clay number J2552, whose nature of qualification was a dwelling house at Stockley and George Wright number J2888 who also qualified by way of a dwelling house at Stockley.  Both men were coal miners at nearby Glapwell Colliery.

1925.  Kelly's Trade Directory, Derbyshire records Zephaniah Wharton a farmer at Palterton.  This is definitely either Stockley Hill farm or Stockley Farm from my own knowledge.

Subsequently, Zephaniah Wharton, farmer moved to Vale House, Scarcliffe and his son Adrian Wharton took over the Stockley farm.

1930s  date not known.  Sometime during this period (this is guessing) a new bungalow was built and was occupied by the Wharton family.  Prior to that event, the farm, now known as Stockley Farm had been "shanty" buildings. 

1934  4th. Qtr.  Adrian Dable Wharton married Eleanor M. Dore.  Location not yet known but probably Scarcliffe P.C. 
GRO Ref:   Vol. 7B. Page 171.  Mansfield Regn. District, Notts.
His bride Eleanor M. Dore had been born in 1910 in the Belper Regn. District, Derbyshire.  (GRO Ref:  Vol.7B. Page 661)
The couple had met at the races

1941.  Kelly's Trade Directory, Derbyshire records Adrian Wharton a farmer at Stockley.

1947. 4th. QTR.  Zephaniah Edward Wharton aged 85 years, husband of Elizabeth Wharton died.
GRO Ref: Vol. 3A. Page 176. Regn. District Chesterfield.

1954. 1st.QTR.  Adrian Dable Wharton was the son of Elizabeth Wharton and the late Zephaniah Wharton died.
GRO Ref: Vol. 3C. Page 176. Regn. District Mansfield, Notts.

1954.  Mr Zephaniah William Howett and his family, who had been farming in nearby Sutton Scarsdale, moved into Stockley farm. 

2012.  Stockley Farm and Stockley Hill Farm are still a working farms, the former still being farmed by Mr. Zephaniah William Howett and his son David also the latter by Messrs. S. Dore and Son.