A New Historical and Descriptive View of Derbyshire: From the Remotest Period to the Present Time, 第 1 巻S. Mason, 1811 - 717 ページ |
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Abbey acres afterwards All-Saints ancient appears Ashbourn Bakewell beautiful belonged Belper building built Buxton called canal Castle Cavendish cavern Chaddesden chapel chapelry Charles Chesterfield church is dedicated coal colour contains cotton Countess of Shrewsbury county of Derby Crich Dale dedicated to St Derbyshire Derley Derwent descended Domesday Duke of Devonshire Earl Edward elegant eminence erected Etwall expence Eyam feet Ferrers ground hamlet height Henry VIII hill houses hundred inches inhabitants inscription John king land lead length limestone Little Chester living Lord manor mansion Mary Matlock miles mill miners neighbourhood Norman survey North Orig ornaments parish patron possessed present priory Queen rectory reign of Henry Repton residence Richard Arkwright river road rock Roman Saxon scenery seat shillings side situated South Staffordshire stone strata supposed tained tion toadstone Trans Trent Tutbury vicarage village William William Peverel Wirksworth yards
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