Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Riddings

Riddings, market town, Alfreton par., Derbyshire, 1½ mile NW. of Codnor Park sta. and 3 miles SE. of Alfreton, pop. 5730; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. Riddings is a thriving place, supported by the collieries and ironworks of the neighbourhood; in vicinity is Riddings House, seat.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "market town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Derbyshire AncC
Place: Riddings

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