BOLSOVER, Derbyshire
Bibliography
- "True Brit" The Adventures of Peter Fidler of Bolsover. Country Books of Longstone, 2001. ISBN 1-898941-48-3.
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Census
- The parish was in the Bolsover sub-district of the Chesterfield Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census Year |
Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2533 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2767 |
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Civil Registration
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was the centre of the Bolsover sub-district of the Chesterfield Registration District.
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Description and Travel
"BOLSOVER, once a market town, is in the parish of its name, in the hundred of Scarsdale; 145 miles from London, 54 S.E. from Manchester, 24 N.N. by E. from Derby, 12 N.E. from Matlock, and 6 E. from Chesterfield. This place, prior to the conquest, was called Belesoure, an soon after the Norman survey, was noted for its castle, the seat of the Peverils, the first of whom was natural son to the conqueror."
[Description from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835]
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Gazetteers
- We have the transcription of the section for Bolsover from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.