Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for PILSLEY

PILSLEY, a township, with a village, in Edensor parish, Derby; 2¼ miles N E of Bakewell. Acres, 447. Real property, £694. Pop., 320. Houses, 72. The village stands on an eminence, and commands beautiful and extensive views. A school-room is here, and is used as a chapel of ease.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township, with a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Edensor AP/CP       Pilsley CP/Tn       Derbyshire AncC
Place: Pilsley

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