Derbyshire was traditionally divided into six hundreds, namely Appletree, High Peak, Morleyston and Litchurch, Repton and Gresley, Scarsdale, Wirksworth. These were based on the seven earlier wapentakes recorded in the Domesday Book, with the merging of Repton and Gresley wapentakes. Derbyshire had a detached part in north-western Leicestershire, surrounding Measham and Donisthorpe. This escaped regularisation in 1844, and was incorporated into Leicestershire in 1888 when the county councils were set up. The thin strip of Leicestershire between ...

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Derbyshire, Derbyshire - History, Derbyshire - Settlements, Derbyshire - Places of interest

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Alabaster (sometimes called satin spar) is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and the calcite (a carbonate of calcium). The former is the alabaster of the present day; the latter is generally the alabaster of the ancients. The two kinds are readily distinguished from each other by their relative hardnesses. The gypsum kind is so soft as to be readily scratched by a finger-nail (hardness 1.5 to 2), while the calcite kind is too hard to be scratched in this wa ...

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• Alabaster - Gypsum Alabaster

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Archaeological evidence indicates that what is now southern England was colonised by humans long before the rest of the British Isles due to its more hospitable climate between and during the various ice ages of the distant past. The first historical mention of the region is from the Massaliote Periplus, a sailing manual for merchants thought to date to the 6th century BC, although cultural and trade links with the continent had existed for millennia prior to this. Pytheas of Massilia wrote of his trading journey to the island around 325 BC. ...

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History of England, History of England - England before the English, History of England - The Anglo-Saxon Conquest of Celtic Britain, History of England - England during the Middle Ages, History of England - Tudor England, History of England - Religious Conflict and the Civil War, History of England - The Industrial Revolution, History of England - Recent history

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Cotton mills get the cotton shipped to them in large, 500 pound bales. When the cotton comes out of a bale, it is all packed together and still contains vegetable matter. In order to fluff up the cotton and remove the vegetable matter, the cotton is sent through a picker. A picker looks similar to the carding machine and the cotton gin, but is slightly different. The cotton is fed into the machine and gets beaten with a beater bar, to loosen it up. The cotton then collects on a screen and gets fed through various ...

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Cotton mill, Cotton mill - Processing the cotton

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County town - Historic counties of England. Bedfordshire - Bedford Berkshire - Abingdon, then Reading Buckinghamshire - Buckingham, now Aylesbury Cambridgeshire - Cambridge Cheshire - Chester Cornwall - Bodmin, now Truro Cumberland - Carlisle Derbyshire - Derby, though County Hall is in Matlock Devon - Exeter Dorset - Dorchester County Durham - Durham Essex - Chelmsford Gloucestershire - GloucesterSee also:

County town, County town - List of county towns, County town - Historic counties of England, County town - Non-metropolitan counties of England, County town - Counties of Scotland, County town - Historic counties of Wales, County town - Traditional counties of the Republic of Ireland, County town - Other counties of the Republic of Ireland, County town - Historic counties of Northern Ireland, County town - Former county towns, County town - Former administrative counties of England, County town - Former non-metropolitan counties of England, County town - Former counties of Wales

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The number of people living in Cornwall considering themselves primarily Cornish rather than English or British is unknown. Many in Cornwall consider themselves primarily British and then Cornish and use the term British to describe themselves. However many others use Cornish as a description of their ethnic/national identity and this is a phenomenon with a long historical precedent. Many indigenous Cornish also consider themselves to be English. The question of different ethnic groups in the white population of the British Isles is d ...

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Cornish people, Cornish people - Numbers of Cornish, Cornish people - The Cornish in history, Cornish people - Contemporary Reference, Cornish people - Cornish language, Cornish people - Descent, Cornish people - Politics, Cornish people - Religion, Cornish people - Cornish emigration

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This list of British heritage and private railways is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain. For rail museums, see List of British railway museums. More links at foot of page. Many of the standard gauge railways were originally lines closed by British Railways under the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, and reopened as private and / or heritage lines. List of British heritage and private railways - England. List of British heritage and private railways - Standard Gauge ...

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• List of British heritage and private railways - England
• List of British heritage and private railways - Standard Gauge
• List of British heritage and private railways - Narrow Gauge Railways
• List of British heritage and private railways - Miniature railways in England
• List of British heritage and private railways - Tramways
• List of British heritage and private railways - Scotland
• List of British heritage and private railways - Standard Gauge
• List of British heritage and private railways - Narrow Gauge
• List of British heritage and private railways - Wales
• List of British heritage and private railways - Standard Gauge
• List of British heritage and private railways - Narrow Gauge
• List of British heritage and private railways - Miniature Railways
• List of British heritage and private railways - Northern Ireland
• List of British heritage and private railways - Narrow Gauge Railway
• List of British heritage and private railways - Isle of Man
• List of British heritage and private railways - Channel Islands
• List of British heritage and private railways - Alderney
• List of British heritage and private railways - Jersey

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Ash is a small civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, with a population of 98 (2001 census). The parish includes scattered hamlets and Ashe Hall. Other related archivesDerbyshire, South Derbyshire, civil parish

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Well dressing is a custom practised in the Peak District of England, in which wells are decorated with designs created from flower petals. Well dressing - History. The origins of the tradition are alternatively said to lie in pagan tradition or in giving thanks for the purity of the water drawn from certain wells during the period of the Black Death. It is often said to originate in Tissington, Derbyshire. The custom almost died out, but during the twentieth century, it was revived and has sp ...

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• Well dressing - History
• Well dressing - Process

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Larger version North Warwickshire Nuneaton and Bedworth Rugby Stratford-on-Avon Warwick Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. The county town is Warwick. The shape of the administrative area Warwickshire differs considerably from that of the historic county. Commonly used abbreviations ...

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• Warwickshire - Geography
• Warwickshire - Traditional boundaries
• Warwickshire - Main settlements
• Warwickshire - History
• Warwickshire - Local government
• Warwickshire - Transport
• Warwickshire - Roads
• Warwickshire - Rail
• Warwickshire - Canals and waterways
• Warwickshire - Places of interest

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In Celtic mythology, Arnemetia was a water goddess worshipped in Britain. Her shrine was at Aquae Arnemetiae, modern Buxton in Derbyshire, England. Other related archivesBritain, Buxton, Celtic mythology, Derbyshire, England

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Bakewell Tart, also known as a Bakewell Pudding, is a traditional English baked dessert tart or cake consisting of a shortcrust pastry shell, spread with jam and covered with a sponge-like filling enriched with ground almonds. Recipes abound, for example those given by Eliza Acton (1845) and Mrs Beeton (1861), and modern commercial examples are to be found in most cake shops and on every supermarket shelf. The name Bakewell Tart only became common in the 20th Century ...

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• Bakewell Tart - External link

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The Duke of Devonshire The Most Noble William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG (c. 1720 – 2 October 1764) was a British Whig statesman who eventually became titular Prime Minister of Great Britain. He was elected MP for Derbyshire in 1741 and 1747, but left the House of Commons for the Lords in 1751 by a writ of acceleration as Baron Cavendish of Hardwick. He was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 2 April 1755 until 3 January 1757, when his successor John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford enter ...

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The name Blackwell can refer to many places, people, and things. Blackwell - Places. In the United Kingdom: Blackwell, County Durham, England Blackwell, Cumbria, England Blackwell, Alfreton, Derbyshire, England Blackwell, Buxton, Derbyshire, England Blackwells End, Gloucestershire, England Blackwell, Somerset, England Blackwell, Sussex, England Blackwell, Warwickshire, England Blackwell, Worcestershire, England ...

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• Blackwell - Places
• Blackwell - People
• Blackwell - Miscellaneous

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Ed Balls, John Battle, Hilary Benn, Colin Burgon, Colin Challen, Yvette Cooper, Mary Creagh, Ann Cryer, Philip Davies, Fabian Hamilton, Shahid Malik, Christine McCafferty, Kali Mountford, George Mudie, Greg Mulholland, Linda Riordan, Terry Rooney, Barry Sheerman, Marsha Singh, Gerry Sutcliffe, Jon Trickett, Paul Truswell, Mike Wood Leeds Wakefield Kirklees Calderdale Bradford West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the co ...

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• West Yorkshire - Towns and villages
• West Yorkshire - Places of interest
• West Yorkshire - Historic Environment
• West Yorkshire - Museums
• West Yorkshire - Natural Environment
• West Yorkshire - Waterways
• West Yorkshire - Entertainment

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The Cornish are a Celtic ethnic group primarily found in Cornwall. Cornish people - Numbers of Cornish. The number of people living in Cornwall considering themselves primarily Cornish rather than English or British is unknown. Many in Cornwall consider themselves primarily British and then Cornish and use the term British to describe themselves. However many others use Cornish as a description of their ethnic/national identity and this is a phenomenon with a long historical precedent. Many indigenous Corni ...

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• Cornish people - Numbers of Cornish
• Cornish people - The Cornish in history
• Cornish people - Contemporary Reference
• Cornish people - Cornish language
• Cornish people - Descent
• Cornish people - Politics
• Cornish people - Religion
• Cornish people - Cornish emigration

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William Jessop (23 January 1745 - 18 November 1814) was a noted English civil engineer, particularly famed for his work on canals, harbours and early railways in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Jessop was born in Devonport, Devon in 1745, the son of a shipwright known to leading civil engineer John Smeaton through his work on the Eddystone Lighthouse. When his father died, William Jessop was taken on as a pupil by Smeaton (who also acted as Jessop’s guardian), working on various canal schemes in Yorkshire. After working for some years as Smeaton's assistant, Jessop increa ...

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Subclass Protobranchia Solemyoida Nuculoida Subclass Pteriomorphia - oysters Arcoida Mytiloida Pterioida Subclass Paleoheterodonta - mussels Trigoinoida Unionoida Subclass Heterodonta - clams, zebra mussels Veneroida Myoida Subclass Anomalosdesmata Pholadomyoida Bivalves are molluscs belonging to the class Bivalvia. They typically have two-part shells ...

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• Bivalvia - Palaeontology
• Bivalvia - History

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Anglo-Saxon architecture was a period in the history of architecture in England, and parts of Wales, from the mid-5th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066. There are few remains of Anglo-Saxon architecture, with no secular work remaining above ground. At least fifty churches are of Anglo-Saxon origin, with many more claiming to be, although in some cases the Anglo-Saxon part is small and much-altered. Distinctive features of Anglo-Saxon architecture include rough brickwork, extremely thick walls and mostly arch wind ...

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• Anglo-Saxon architecture - Seventh century
• Anglo-Saxon architecture - Eighth ninth and tenth centuries
• Anglo-Saxon architecture - Eleventh century
• Anglo-Saxon architecture - External link

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Freya (Old Norse: Freyja), the sister of Frey (Freyr) and the daughter of Niord (Njǫrðr), is usually seen as the fertility goddess of Norse mythology. Freya means lady, female ruler, in Old Norse (cf. fru or Frau in Scandinavian and German). While there are no sources suggesting that she was called on to bring fruitfulness to fields or wombs, she was a goddess of intimacy whose tears were gold. She was also goddess of love, sex, war, beauty, prophecies, and attra ...

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• Freya - Freya as goddess of love
• Freya - Freya as battle goddess
• Freya - Freya as a witch
• Freya - Freya's possessions
• Freya - Other names
• Freya - Forms of Freyja
• Freya - Other forms
• Freya - Sources

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