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which employ many of the inhabitant*. Twino-spinning ia 



carried on. The village ia chiefly dependent upon tourists and other 

 vimitern; the houses are mostly ofa very poor detcription. At Castle ton 

 are the Peak and other cavern* mentioned more fully elsewhere. 

 Peveril Castle, on the mmmit of the lofty hill directly over the 

 entrance to the Peak cavern, appear* to have been erected by William 

 Pevcril, a natural son of William the Conqueror : only the keep of the 

 Cattle now remain*, and it U in a very ruinous condition. Chrllattnn, 

 4 mile* 8. by E. from Derby : population of the parish, 499. The 

 church waa rebuilt in 1842. The Weileyans and Baptists have places 

 of wonhip here. Gypsum U extensively worked. Chtlmorion, 25 

 mile* N.W. by N. from Derby : population of the chapelry, 238. 

 The church ia ancient; it contain* a good stone font The Inde- 

 pendent*, Primitive Methodist*, and Unitarians have places of 

 worship. There are some barrows in the vicinity. Claylane, 20 mile* 

 N. from Derby : population of the township, 2278. The Midland 

 railway has a principal station here. The village is situated on 

 elevated ground in the midst of .in important mineral district. There 

 are a church, a Wesleyan chapel, a British school, and a mechanics 

 institute. There are here extensive collieries and iron-works. Codnor 

 and Lotcor, 9 miles N.K.E. from Derby : population of the hamlet of 

 Codnor, 1439; of Losooe, 451. A church and school-house were 

 erected in 1844. The Methodists and Baptists have places of worship. 

 At Loecoe there is a colliery. The Erewash railway has a station at 

 Codnor. Codnor Part : population, 735. The Butterly Iron Com- 

 pany have extensive iron-works and collieries here. Iron, lead, lime- 

 stone, and coal are abundant. The railway runs to Codnor Park. 

 Some remains of the walls of Codnor Castle are still standing. Cubtty 

 or Big Cvbtey, 13 miles W. from Derby: population, 387. The 

 church is Norman, with a lofty tower. There is a National school. 

 A market was formerly held here. Darley, 22 milijs N.N.W. from 

 Derby: population of the township, 1375; a village picturesquely 

 situated on the left bank of the Derwent The church is a spacious 

 edifice of the Norman style ; in the churchyard is a yew-tree of very 

 large size. The Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel, and there is a 

 National school. There are here extensive flax -spinning mills. Darley 

 Dale is exceedingly beautiful, and of considerable extent. Denby, 1 miles 

 N.N.E. from Derby : population, 1208. The church is in the early 

 English style, and contains some good monuments. There are a 

 Wealeyan chapel and a Free school : also some parochial charities. 

 In the pariah are extensive collieries. Iron-stone and cement are 

 found. Dethict, 17 miles N. from Derby : population of the chapelry 

 of Dethick and Lea, 866. The church is in the perpendicular ntyle. 

 The inhabitants are employed in lead-smelting, and the manufacture 

 of hats and hosiery. There are Wesleyan and Unitarian chapels, and 

 Free school DuffielJ, 4 miles N. from Derby, population of 

 the township, 2926, is situated on the right bank of the river 

 Derwent The church, which has been lately restored, is a spacious 

 and very handsome building, with a lofty spire. The Wesleyans, 

 Baptists, and Unitarians have places of worship. In the neighbour- 

 hood are some good mansions. Little Eaton, 34 miles N. from Derby : 

 population of the chapelry, 692. Besides the church there are places 

 of worship belonging to Independents and Wesleyan Methodist*; 

 also a National school Paper-mills and stone quarries give employ- 

 ment to many of the inhabitants. Long Eaton, 10 miles E. from 

 Derby : population of the township, 933. Besides the church, which 

 has been lately repaired, there is a Wesleyan chapel Fancy net- 

 making is carried on. At Long Eaton several lines of railway meet 

 Eckinyton, 31 miles N.N.E. from Derby : population of the parish, 

 4958. The inhabitants are chiefly occupied in the manufacture of 

 nails, spades, edge-tools, and cutlery. There is an iron foundry. 

 The church is large and ancient Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists 

 have places of worship. There is a Free school A small market for 

 bolter and egg* is held on Friday. Two cattle fairs are held annually. 

 Sdauor, 24 miles N.N.W. from Derby : population of Edcnsor and 

 CbaUworth township, 346. The ancient church has several costly 

 monuments to members of the Devonshire family. The houses and 

 cottages are modern, built by the present Duke of Devonshire in the 

 Elizabethan, Italian, and Swiss styles. C'hatsworth is in the parish 

 of Kdrnsor. Kyam, 30 miles N.N.W. from Derby : population of the 

 township, 107P. The church is ancient, and covered with ivy: in 

 the churchyard i an antique stone crons, richly carved. The village 

 acquired a painful celerity from the ravages of the plague in 1666: 

 the tomb of Mr*. Mom^sson, whose devotedness during the visitation 

 o well known, is in the churchyard. The country around Kyam 

 i*j exceedingly picturesque, and abound* in caverns and rocky scenery. 

 There are manv quarries and mines. Some druidical remains exist in 

 UM neighbourhood, rhurrh tireilni, population 1257, and Cattle 

 Oratty, population 190, afoUled 12 mile* 8.8.W. from Derby. 

 Besides the church, which is ancient, there are chapels belonging to 

 Wealeru and Primitive Methodists. The inhabitant* are chiefly 

 employed in the collieries, potteries, and firc-l.rick workn. // 

 Ion, 22 miles N.W. from Derby : population of the parish, 208!'. '!'!.. 

 church is old. The Wesleyan Methodist* have a place of wonhip. 

 A market for butter and egg* is held on Wednesday. In th- 

 )"mrhood are tumuli and other antiquities, llnth.rrn:,,, :;<. miles 

 N.N.W. from Derby, population of the townrhip, t>:fj. is situated in 

 a wild mountainous district. The church is in the perpendicular 



style; in it are several curious old tombs. In the churchyard, 

 according to local tradition, Little John, the companion of H..'MH 

 Hood, was buried ; two upright stones about 1 1 feet apart are said 

 to mark the grave. The Wesleyans and Roman Catholics have 

 chapels. Needles, pins, edgetooU, and mill-stones are manufactured 

 here. Heaye, 9 miles N. from Derby : jwpulation of the chapehy, 

 2278. The chapel of ease was enlarged in 1836. There are Inde- 

 pendent and Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels, a Free school, 

 and a National school The iron, marble, and stone works are on an 

 extensive scale. On the Cromford Canal are Urge warehouses and 

 wharfs. II iyham, population 4 17 : about 15 miles N. by E. from 1 >IT! >y. 

 A market formerly held here was discontinued in 17".'i ; the market- 

 cross is still standing. A cattle fair is held in January. The Wes- 

 leyan Methodists have a place of worship. The parish possesses Free 

 and Infant schools, and several parochial charities. Jlolhroot, 54 miles 

 N.E. from Derby : population of the chapelry, 981. The church was 

 rebuilt in 1841, by W. Evans, Esq., M.P., who also supports a Free 

 school and an Infant school The Independents and Methodists have 

 chapels here. There are several stone quarries of considerable extent. 

 In the neighbourhood are some good mansions. Hope, 35 miles 

 N.N.W. from Derby : population of the township, 429. The church 

 is ancient and very handsome. The Wesleyaus have a chapel. There 

 are a National school and some parochial charities. The inhabitants 

 are employed in the quarries and cotton-mills. JronvUit, 12 miles 

 N.N.E. from Derby ; the population of the ecclesiastical district, formed 

 in 1850, was 2276 in 1851. Ironville is a busy and populous district. 

 The inhabitants are employed in the iron-works, smelting, &c. There 

 are National and Infant schools, and a mechanics institute. Killa- 

 marth, 32 miles N.N.E. from Derby : population, 1070. The church, 

 which is of the Norman style, stands outside the village ; the chancel 

 has been lately rebuilt There is an Industrial Free school Col- 

 lieries and iron-works give employment to many of the inhabitants. 

 The Chesterfield Canal passes through the village. Metukam, 15 miles 

 S. from Derby: population of the township, 1607. The church is 

 large and handsome. There are Wesleyan Methodist and Baptist 

 chapels, and National and British schools. Several silk-mills are in 

 the village. Middleton, population 1012, about 15 miles N.N.W. 

 from Derby, possesses a small chapel of ease, and chapels for Inde- 

 pendents and Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists. There are several 

 marble quarries. Stoney Middleton, 29 miles N.W. from D.-rl>y : 

 population, 593. The chapel of ease was built in the last century. 

 There are chapels for Wesleyan Methodists and Unitarians, and an 

 Endowed school. The village is picturesque, and the scenery in the 

 vicinity is exceedingly beautiful In the neighbourhood are smelting- 

 works and limekilns, tiilford, 6 miles N. from Derby : popn 

 of the ecclesiastical district, 1933. Besides the church there are 

 Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels, and schools founded by 

 the Messrs. Strutt There are extensive cotton and bleaching-works, 

 and an iron-foundry, in which all the machinery for the cotton-mill* 

 is cast and made. Gas-works at Milford supply the town of Belpcr. 

 Monyath, 24 miles H.W. from Derby : population, 478. The church 

 is ancient The Primitive Methodists and Quakers have chapels, 

 and there is an Endowed Free school. The market is held on 

 Thursday; fairs are held in February, September, and October. 

 New Mill*, a large village, 89 miles N.W. from Derby : population of 

 the ecclesiastical district 4366. Besides the church, there are 

 Wesleyan, Primitive, and Association Methodist chapels, also a Imud- 

 some Uoman Catholic chapel of recent erection, in the early English 

 style. The inhabitants are mostly employed in the extensive calico- 

 printing works. South Normanton, 14 miles N.N.E. from Derby: 

 population of the parish, 1340. The church, which is spacious, is 

 of the decorated style. There are chapels for Primitive and Wesleyan 

 Methodists, and a National school. Oetbroot, 5 miles E. from Derby : 

 population, 1768. The church, partly Norman, was repaired and 

 enlarged in 1835. There are chapels for Wesleyau and Primitiv.! 

 Methodists, and a National school The Moravians have a large 

 establishment, comprising, besides dwellings, schools for boys and 

 girls, a cliapel, &c. J'leadcy, on the border of Nottinghamshire, 

 26 miles N.K. by N. from Derby: population, 054. The chur.-li Is 

 of considerable antiquity. There is a mechanics institute. A market 

 was formerly held here; the market-cross is still standing. In 

 Pleasley Vale are two large cotton and merino-mills. K<iiton, 04 miles 

 S.s.W.'from Derby: population, 1868. The church is remarkable 

 for its elegant npire 188 feet in height The chancel, partly of 

 Saxon date, is more ancient than the other parts of the 

 building, except the crypt, which is probably the most perfect 

 remaining example of an Anglo-Saxon crypt. The Wesleyoin nud 

 Independents have places of worship. Tart of the. refectory of tho 

 Augustinian priory is still standing, anil the gateway forms the 

 entrance of the Grammar school. This school was founded in 1566 

 liy s ir John Porter, who devoted all his estates in Derbyshire and 

 Lancashire to founding and endowing this school, and an hospital at 

 Ktwall. The income from the endowment is about 30002. a year ; 

 there are several exhibitions to Oxford and Cambridge. The school 

 is free to the sons of inhabitant* of Etwall and llepton parishes, 

 and to eight scholars on the foundation, appointed by the gov, 

 in rotation. The number of scholars in 1853 was 60, of whom 

 34 were free. Reptou is a place of great antiquity. It was the 



