In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Calver like this:
CALVER, a township in Bakewell parish, Derby; on the river Derwent, 4 miles N by E of Bakewell. It has a post office under Sheffield. Real property, £1,540. Pop., 617. Houses, 129. The inhabitants are chiefly lime-burners and cotton-spinners; and there are extensive cotton-mills.
Calver through time
Calver is now part of Derbyshire Dales district. Click here for graphs and data of how Derbyshire Dales has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Calver itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Calver in Derbyshire Dales | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2691
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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