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.
BRADWELL, a township in Hope parish, Derby; under the Peak, 2 miles SE of Castleton. It has a post office under Sheffield. Real property, £2,622. Pop., 1,304. Houses, 297. Some of the inhabitants are cotton-workers; but more are employed in lead and calamine mines. A stalactitic cavern includes numerous chambers, and extends upwards of 400 yards. Traces of a Roman camp occur at Brough castle; and Roman tiles, coins, and other relics have been found there. The township has a school-church, Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist, and Unitarian chapels, and charities £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Bradwell CP/Tn Hope AP/CP Derbyshire AncC |
| Place: | Bradwell |
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