A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Bolsover.-- par., township, and town, E. Derbyshire, 6 miles E. of Chesterfield ry. sta.-- par., 6060 ac., pop. 2375; township, 5340 ac., pop. 2281; P.O., T.O. In the par. are quarries of magnesian limestone, from which the Houses of Parliament were built. Bolsover Castle is a seat of the Duke of Portland.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, township, and town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Bolsover AP/CP Derbyshire AncC |
| Place: | Bolsover |
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