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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1564/17
TitlePre-1875 map of houses and land at Milford and Forge Hill belonging to Anthony Radford Strutt (shown in green) and to the company (shown in pink), including the mills
Date[late 19th cent]
DescriptionCovering considerable tracts of land in either side of Sunny Hill and along Chevin Road, Milford, as well some land and properties in Makeney. Giving field names and acreages, names of other (and former) land owners or occupiers, with explanation of shading. Many of the buildings are labelled to show what they were used for, e.g. the Wesleyan Chapel, British School. It is unclear whether this is the full map.

Surveyor: James Hicking
Scale: 1 chain to 1 inch
Approximate centre of map: SK433241,435153
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorStrutt family of Belper
Administrative HistoryAnthony Radford Strutt died in 1875
FormatMap/Plan
Physical DescriptionSize: 69 x 83 cm
CopiesA digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office. You can also see this map on Google Arts and Culture (see link above).
AcknowledgementsAdditional catalogue description provided by Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Great Place Scheme project volunteers in 2018 and map was digitised externally with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund as part of the same project.
Useful Linkshttps://artsandculture.google.com/asset/plan-of-houses-and-land-at-milford-belonging-to-a-r-strutt-james-hicking/GAHeRHEtQ8MHyA
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