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.
AULT-HUCKNALL, or Hault-Hucknall, a parish in the district of Mansfield and county of Derby; on the verge of the county, adjacent to Hardwick Park, 5 miles ENE of Claycross r. station, and 6½ SE of Chesterfield. It contains the hamlets of Rowthorne and Stainsby; and its Post Town is Heath under Chesterfield. Acres, 3,730. Rated property, £3,191. Pop., 686. Houses, 134. The property is not much divided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £168.* Patron, the Duke of Devonshire. The church is good, and contains monuments to the first Countess of Devonshire and to the philosopher Hobbes. See Hardwick Hall.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Ault Hucknall AP/CP Derbyshire AncC |
| Place names: | AULT HUCKNALL | AULT HUCKNALL OR HAULT HUCKNALL | HAULT HUCKNALL |
| Place: | Ault Hucknall |
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