A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
DERWENT, or Depwen, a township-chapelry in Hathersage parish, Derby; on the river Derwent, adjacent to Yorkshire, 5 miles NNE of Castleton, and 10½ WSW of Oughty-Bridge r. station. It has a post office under Sheffield. Real property, £1, 252. Pop., 165. Houses, 34. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £90.* Patron, the Duke of Devon. The church is not good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Derwent CP/Ch Hathersage CP/AP Derbyshire AncC |
| Place names: | DEPWEN | DERWENT | DERWENT OR DEPWEN |
| Place: | Derwent |
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