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ALDERWASLEY, Derbyshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868

"ALDERWASLEY, a chapelry in the parish of Wirksworth, hundred of Appletree, in the county of Derby, 2 miles to the E. of Wirksworth. It is situated near the river Derwent and the Cromford canal. The population is chiefly employed in the colliery, and the iron and lead works. The living is a donative in the diocese of Lichfield, value £120, in the gift of F. Hurst, Esq., who resides at Alderwasley Hall."

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

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