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BRADWELL, Derbyshire

"BRADWELL is a populous hamlet, in the parish of Hope, about 2 miles S.E. from Castleton. The importance of this hamlet is chiefly derived from the mining operations carried on within it, and the lead smelting Works, belonging to Messrs. Furness & Co.; hats are also manufactured here by several individuals. In 1821 the number of inhabitants in the hamlet was 1,130, and in 1831, 1,153."

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

Bibliography

• Bradwell Historical Society - After Seth : Bradwell into the Twenty-First Century. Country Books/Ashridge Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-906789-01-5. Added 15 Sep 2008.

• Cooper, Frank - Bradwell Fire Service - The First Fifty Years 1939-1989. Ashridge Press, 2004. ISBN 1-901214-16-8.

• Evans, Seth - Bradwell, Ancient & Modern. Country Books of Longstone, 2004. Facsimile reprint. No ISBN.

• Bradwell, Jabez - The Jabez Bradwell Diary. Bradwell Historical Society, 2004. ISBN 0-9529227-0-3.

Biography

• An Account of Stocksbridge Mill on the ESPINET Web Site provides a fascinating biography of Samuel Fox (born in Bradwell in 1817), whose wire-drawing business in Stocksbridge, Sheffield created the world's first collapsible - Fox's "Paragon" - Umbrella. Added 19 Aug 2005.

Census

• A Transcription of the 1851 Census for Bradwell is available amongst Marjorie Ward's North West Derbyshire Sources.

• Transcription of the Census for Bradwell, Part Of (1 of 2) in 1891 with Summary;
  and Bradwell, Part Of (2 of 2) of 1891 with Summary, by Rosemary Lockie,
  from microfiche as part of the FreeCEN project.
  NB these 2 parts comprise the whole of the Bradwell Census in 1891.
  Summary (2 of 2) also includes Parishes of Hazlebadge and Little Hucklow.

Church Records

• A CD containing a transcription of The Parish Registers of St Barnabas's Church (CMB 1868-1910) is available for purchase from 'Ancestral Archives'. Added 5 Feb 2007.

Description and Travel

• Bradwell Village Web Site - features Picture Gallery, History section and Map.

Directories

• Directory for Castleton, Hope and Hathersage, with the villages of Bradwell, Brough 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 Bradwell (with Abney, Abney Grange, Hazlebadge) by Ann Andrews. Added 6 May 2006.

Gazetteers

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

Historical Geography

• The parish of Bradwell was formed on 5th August 1875 from the parish of Hope.

Occupations

• Bygone Industries of the Peak: Hat Making, article by Julie Bunting, reproduced from The Peak Advertiser. This industry was of particular importance in Bradwell for the making of 'Bradda Beavers'.

Population

• Census Statistics - the population figures for the village of Bradwell are as follows:-

  1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
  955	1074	1130	1153	1273	1334	1304	1141	1019	837
  1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991
  1033	1325	1325	1313	1481	1368	1550	1462	1426

  The above census statistics have been contributed by Joseph Platt.

Taxation

• A list of Names from the Hearth Tax Assessments, 1662-70, transcribed by Marjorie Ward as one of her North West Derbyshire Sources.

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