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... Roads , turnpike and private County bridges Ferries , fords and Cromford and High Peak railway Page 253 • . 254 255 · 256 259 Early railways , canals and grand trunk 261 Chesterfield canal Erewash canal Nutbrook and Peak Forest canals ...
... Roads , turnpike and private County bridges Ferries , fords and Cromford and High Peak railway Page 253 • . 254 255 · 256 259 Early railways , canals and grand trunk 261 Chesterfield canal Erewash canal Nutbrook and Peak Forest canals ...
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... Road , known by the name of No - man's - land : a spot , the possession of which has been disputed by the four neighbouring counties of Leicester , Stafford , Warwick and Derby . The farthest projection to the east is at west longitude ...
... Road , known by the name of No - man's - land : a spot , the possession of which has been disputed by the four neighbouring counties of Leicester , Stafford , Warwick and Derby . The farthest projection to the east is at west longitude ...
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... Knots , G. Kinder - Scout Hills , G. Edale - Head , G. South - Head Tor , G. Chinley - churn , G. Close to the old Roman road , Rushop Edge , sh . and sh . G. Barmour Hill , 4 L. Kems Hill Peak , 4 6 HISTORY AND GAZETTEER 6 Trent.
... Knots , G. Kinder - Scout Hills , G. Edale - Head , G. South - Head Tor , G. Chinley - churn , G. Close to the old Roman road , Rushop Edge , sh . and sh . G. Barmour Hill , 4 L. Kems Hill Peak , 4 6 HISTORY AND GAZETTEER 6 Trent.
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... road | Hardwick Park , yellow L. went over this lofty eminence . Rock Hall , Eyam , G. Riley Hill , Eyam , sh . and sh . G. Blakelow , near Bradwell , sh . and sh . G. Shatton Edge , near Hope , sh . and sh . G. High - Low , Abney , sh ...
... road | Hardwick Park , yellow L. went over this lofty eminence . Rock Hall , Eyam , G. Riley Hill , Eyam , sh . and sh . G. Blakelow , near Bradwell , sh . and sh . G. Shatton Edge , near Hope , sh . and sh . G. High - Low , Abney , sh ...
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... road through it , towards Buxton : it has two lead cupolas and slag - mills , a sulphur work , cala- mine works , a stone saw - mill , & c . in it . Bradford Dale , S and SW of Yolgrave , extend- ing about SW 14 m . from Lathkil dale ...
... road through it , towards Buxton : it has two lead cupolas and slag - mills , a sulphur work , cala- mine works , a stone saw - mill , & c . in it . Bradford Dale , S and SW of Yolgrave , extend- ing about SW 14 m . from Lathkil dale ...
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1st lime 3rd lime 4th lime Alfreton Ashbourn Ashover Bakewell Barlborough Belper berwick borough aforesaid Breadsall Buxton canal Captayne Castleton cavern CHAP Chapel-en-le-Frith Chesterfield church clay coal formerly Colonell Gell colour common county of Derby Crich Cromford Dale Derbyshire Derwent died Doveridge Dronfield Duffield Earl Edward enemy Eyam feet Ferrars The King ffoott fforces Francis gent George Glossop grey grit Hathersage heirs and successors Henry de Ferrars Hill hundred inches ironstone July to August June to July King The King knight lands lead Levenot limestone Lord Major Mollanus March Matlock mayor and burgesses Middleton miles miners mines Monyash moor Nottingham places presents Ralph Fitzhubert Richard Ridge Robert rock Roger Samuel seig shale side Sir John Gell Staveley stone strata Thomas Ticknall Tideswell toadstone town Trent Westmin William William Peverel Wingerworth Wirksworth woods Wormhill yards yellow Yolgrave
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