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CALOW, Derbyshire

"CALOW, a township in the parish of Chesterfield, hundred of Scarsdale, county of Derby, 2 miles E. of Chesterfield, which is a station on the Midland railway. The inhabitants are employed in the neighbouring coal-works."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Church Records

• A CD containing a transcription of The Parish Registers of St Peter's Church (CMB 1861-1904) is available for purchase from 'Ancestral Archives'. Added 12 Aug 2005.

History

• Neil's Local History Site features History and photographs of Calow (he grew up there).

• The section of Lysons' Topographical and Historical Account of Derbyshire, 1817, for Chesterfield, transcribed by Barbarann Ayars, includes a portion on Calow.

Names, Geographical

• This place-name is pronounced locally as 'Kay-low'.

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