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PARWICH, Derbyshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868

"PARWICH, a parish in the hundred of Wirksworth, county Derby, 7 miles N.E. of Ashbourne, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Winster. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Peak Forest railway. In the neighbourhood are traces of an encampment of Roman origin, many relics of that description having been found on its site. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture.

The impropriation belongs to the Dean of Lincoln. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lichfield, value £108. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure. The parochial charities produce about £91 per annum, of which £8 goes to the support of a school. There are National and infant schools. William Evans, Esq., is lord of the manor."

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

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