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LITTLE EATON, Derbyshire

"LITTLE EATON is a chapelry and village, in that part of the parish of St. Alkmund which is in the hundred of Morleston and Litchurch, rather more than one mile from Duffield. Here are many valuable collieries and productive stone quarries; bleaching grounds, belonging to Messrs. Smith & Sons, and machine-paper works of Messrs. Tempest & Son; there are, besides, malting concerns, and corn-mills on the Derwent river." [There is further information for Little Eaton]

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

Description and Travel

• Old Photograph of The Way in from Coxbench, and the Old Photograph of Old Bleach Mill, Little Eaton, from Phil Williamson. Added 27 Aug 2005.

Directories

• A Description of Little Eaton has been transcribed by Heather Faulkes from Pigot's Directory of 1828.

• A Description of Little Eaton and Directory for Duffield, with Little Eaton, Breadsall, Makeney,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 Little Eaton by Ann Andrews. Added 6 May 2006.

Gazetteers

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

History

• Transcription of section of Lysons' Topographical and Historical Account of Derbyshire, 1817, for Little Eaton by Barbarann Ayars.

Social Life and Customs

• Pictures of the Past of Little Eaton (c.1890-1900s) - a variety of images, including a School photograph, School Concert, a Tea Party, the Village, the Church and photographs of 'Old Alice', contributed by Carol Hare. Added 4 Jun 2003.

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