Boylestone is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 318. The village is eight miles east of Uttoxeter. The parish includes Boylestonfield.
The village church is 14th century with a tower added in 1844 by Henry Duesbury.Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1986. The Buildings of England:Derbyshire. pp 102-103. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.Boylestone at Derbyshireuk.net accessed 19 December 2007
The cartoonist Bill Tidy lived in the village.
History Boylestone was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Henry de FerrersHenry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Aston-on-Trent, Hartshorne and Cowley. and being worth thirty shillings.Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p.747
See also Listed buildings in Boylestone
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