A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ERWASH, or Erewash, a river, a canal, and a railway, on the mutual border of Derby and Notts. The river rises near Alfreton; and runs southward, about 15 miles to the Trent, near Attenborough. The canal was formed in 1777; begins at the Cromford canal, near Langley bridge; runs close by the river to the Trent, opposite the Soar; is 11¾ miles long; falls 109 feet, with 13 locks; and has a branch to Nutbrook, 4¼ miles, falling 131 feet, with 13 locks. The railway is part of the Midland system, and runs close to the river and the canal.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a river, a canal, and a railway" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Derbyshire AncC Nottinghamshire AncC |
| Place names: | EREWASH | ERWASH | ERWASH OR EREWASH |
| Place: | Erewash |
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