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Tapton Derbyshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

2009-07-21T20:59:46Z

TAPTON, a township, in the parish and union of Chesterfield, hundred of Scarsdale, N. division of the county of Derby, 1 ½ mile (N. E. by E.) from Chesterfield ; containing 178 inhabitants.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Tansley Derbyshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

2009-07-21T20:58:42Z

TANSLEY, a hamlet, in the parish of Crich, union of Bakewell, hundred of Wirksworth, S. division of the county of Derby, 1 ½ mile (E.) from Matlock ; containing 549 inhabitants. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Taddington Derbyshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

2009-07-18T20:27:27Z

TADDINGTON, a chapelry, in the parish and union of Bakewell, hundred of High Peak, N. division of the county of Derby, 3 ½ miles (S. S. W.) from Tideswell; containing, with the township of Priestcliffe, 499 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £87; patron, the Vicar of Bakewell; appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield. The chapel, dedicated to St. Michael, is fast going to decay : near it is the mutilated shaft of an ancient cross. There is a place of worship for Baptists. A school, erected in 1805, is supported by a rent-charge of £15, the bequest of Michael White, in 1798.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Abney Derbyshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

2009-04-07T12:21:42Z

ABNEY, a hamlet, in the parish of HOPE, union of BAKEWELL, hundred of HIGH PEAK, N. division of the county of DERBY, 4 ¾ miles (N. E.) from Tideswell; containing 102 inhabitants.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Sheldon Derbyshire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

2009-03-29T16:55:10Z

SHELDON, a township-chapelry in Bakewell parish, Derby; 3 miles W of Bakewell r. station. Post-town, Bakewell. Acres, 1,033. Real property, £1,079. Pop., 178. Houses, 40. The manor belongs to the Duke of Devonshire. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £90. Patron, the Vicar of Bakewell. The church was rebuilt in 1865. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, and charities £15.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Mugginton Derbyshire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

2009-03-29T16:54:16Z

MUGGINTON, a township in Belper district, and a parish partly also in Ashborne district, Derby. The township lies on an affluent of the river Derwent, 4 miles W by N of Duffield r. station, and 5 SW of Belper; and contains a pleasant village of its own name, situated on an acclivity. Real property, £4,112. Pop., 261. Houses, 52.—The parish contains also the townships of Weston-Underwood and Mercaston, and the hamlet of Ravensdale Park. Post-town, Brailsford, under Derby. Acres, 5,324. Real property, £8,525. Pop., 689. Houses, 133. The property is divided among a few. The manor of Mugginton belongs to T. Hallowes, Esq.; and the manors of Weston-Underwood and Ravensdale Park belong to Lord Scarsdale. Mercaston Hall was an ancient seat of the Knivetons. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £526. Patron, E. S. Chandos Pole, Esq. The church is early English; was recently restored; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with pinnacled tower; and contains the tomb of Sir R. Kniveton, who died in 1400. There are a national school, a girls’ school, and charities £65, a portion of which goes to the national school.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Little Chester Derbyshire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

2009-03-29T16:53:20Z

CHESTER (little), a township in St. Alkmund parish, Derbyshire; on the river Derwent and the Leeds railway, ½ a mile N of Derby. Real property, £2,545. Pop., 431. Houses, 95. The Roman station Derventio was here; Roman roads went hence to Chesterton and Manchester; and many Roman coins and other relics have been found.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Chilcote Derbyshire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

2009-03-29T16:52:24Z

CHILCOTE, a township-chapelry in Clifton-Campville parish, Derby; on the river Mease, at the verge of the county, 4 ½ miles S by W of Moira r. station, and 6 ½ SW of Ashby de la Zouch. Post-town, Clifton-Campville, under Tamworth. Acres, 1,325. Real property, £2,170. Pop., 129. Houses, 27, Chilcote House is the seat of the Robertsons. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Clifton-Campville, in the diocese of Lichfield.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Chesterfield Derbyshire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

2009-03-29T16:50:45Z

CHESTERFIELD, a town, a parish, a sub-district, and a district, in Derby. The town stands on sloping ground, between the rivulets Rother and Hipper, in the vale of Scarsdale, on the Roman road from Derby to York, at the end of the Chesterfield canal, adjacent to the Midland railway, 11 miles by road, but 17 ½ by railway, S by E of Sheffield. It probably occupies the site of a Roman station; but, at Domesday, was only a bailiwick to Newbold. Two battles were fought at it; the one in 1261, between the Earl of Derby and Henry III.’s nephew; the other in 1648, between the royalists and the parliamentarians. The manor was given by William the Conqueror to William Peveril; annexed to the Crown by Henry II.; given by King John to William de Bruere; and passed to the Wakes, the Plantagenets, and others. The town is irregularly built; and has narrow streets, but a spacious market-place. The townhall, with market-house and covered market, is an extensive and commodious suite of buildings, erected in 1857. The parish church is cruciform, and of various dates from early English onwards; has a central spire, 230 feet high, inclining considerably from the perpendicular; and contains a beautiful screen and some fine ancient monuments.

Chelmorton Derbyshire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

2009-03-29T16:49:52Z

CHELMORTON, a township-chapelry in Bakewell parish, Derby; near the Buxton railway, 4 miles ESE of Buxton. Post-town, Buxton. Real property, £1,961. Pop., 229. Houses, 52. A barrow, 240 feet in circuit, was opened here in 1782. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £78. Patron, the Vicar of Bakewell. The church is old, and has a fine spire. There are an Independent chapel and an endowed school.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].