A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
RIDGEWAY, a chapelry in Eckington parish, Derby; 3¾ miles N W of Eckington r. station. It was constituted in 1841; and it has a post-office under Chesterfield. Rated property, £4, 800. Pop. in 1861, 1, 745. Houses, 354. The property is subdivided. Coal is worked; and scythes, sickles, knife-blades, and riddles are made. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £300. Patron, the Rector of Eckington. The church was built in 1840, at a cost of £2,000.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Eckington CP/AP Derbyshire AncC |
| Place: | Ridgeway |
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