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CHARLESWORTH, Derbyshire

"CHARLESWORTH is a populous hamlet, about three miles south-west from Glossop, in that parish; it contains a place of worship for independent Calvinists, and a population (by the last returns) of 1,206 inhabitants, who are chiefly supported by the manufacturing interest."

[Description from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835]

Church Records

• A CD containing a transcription of The Parish Registers of St John the Evangelist's Church (CM 1846-1910) is available for purchase from 'Ancestral Archives'. The CD also includes Dinting Holy Trinity (CM 1876-1910) on the same disk but please note there are no burials. Added 31 May 2007.

Directories

• A Description of Charlesworth has been transcribed by Heather Faulkes from Pigot's Directory of 1828-9.

• Directory for Glossop, with the townships of Hadfield, Padfield, and Whitfield, the hamlets of Charlesworth, Howard's Town and neighbourhoods transcribed from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 by Rosemary Lockie.

• Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Charlesworth by Ann Andrews. Added 2 Feb 2006.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Charlesworth from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Genealogy

• Charlesworth Sources - part of Marjorie Ward's North West Derbyshire Sources - a developing site with new material being added all the time.

History

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

Taxation

• Liz Sparkes has provided a transcription of the 1783 Window Tax for the parish of Glossop (includes Glossopp Dale, Padfield, Hadfield, Dinting, Whitfield, Chunal, Simmondley, Charlesworth, Ludworth and Chisworth).

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