A HISTORY OF PEAK FOREST. 69 



And from the head of Derewente unto a place which is called 

 Mythomstede (Mytham-Bridge) : and from Mythamstede as far 

 as the rivulet of Bradwelle ; and from the river of Bradwele as 

 far as a certain place called Hochelow : and from Hochelowe 

 unto the great dell ("cavam") of Haselbache. And from that 

 dale as far as Little Hokelowe ; and from Hokelow unto the 

 Brook of Tydeswelle ; and so to the Water of Weye ; and from 

 the Weye ascending on to Bocston ; and so unto the New 

 Place of Gwid." — " Duchy of Lancaster Records,'' Miscellaneous, 

 Class XXV, Bag R, Ro. 51. 



The following description of the limits of Peak Forest is from 

 a MS. written by Anthony Bradshaw, of Duffield, about the year 

 1600, now lost, but formerly belonging to Mr. William Barber, 

 of Smalley : — 



** "Z-^t fiounbe. crfremcfiee, g merce of f^c 

 J5ig0c (peafte Soreet/* 



P'foresta de Alto Pecco. — " Begynne at Morecote Ashe 

 nere Tydswall, following the broke of Tydswall to the Water 

 of Wye ; tfollowing Wye to Wye head : ffrom Wye head following 

 J aggers Gate {road) to Goyte water; ffolowing Goyie water to 

 the water of Tedder (the Etherow) ; ffollowing the water of 

 Tedder to the Woodhead. So downe to the head of Darwent : 

 ffollowing the water of Darwent to Mytham Brigg : So ffollowing 

 that water to Bradwell towne : So upp the Dale to Haslebache 

 House : So to Poynton Crosse : .\nd so to Morecote Ashe 

 agayn as aforesaid." Bradshaw continues — 



" Tius fforest is devyded into three pis : viz, the fforest called 

 the Champion of the Highe Peake. The fforest of Longden- 

 dale whereof therle of Sh'-* ys head fforestor, and the fforest of 

 Ashopp & Edall the said Earle being Rangr." 



In 12S5 these three divisions were known by the names of Cam- 

 pana, Langdenedale, and Hopedale. Campana comprised the 

 district of which Wormhill was the ancient forest centre, and where 



* The E^ul of Shrewsbury. 



