| Administrative History | From at least early in the 18th century, Newbold and Dunston had its own churchwardens and in civil matters acted independently of Chesterfield. There is reference to a vestry in 1792 (see PV 1) and the township appointed its own overseers of the poor, ‘Headborrows’ or constables and surveyors of the highways. There is, in addition, one document of Newbold and Dunston Urban Sanitary Authority. The most notable of the few other documents in the collection, is the letter book of ‘W R’ of Wakefield, probably William Rooth, a connection of the Rooth family of Stretton and an official of the Aire and Calder Navigation (1804-1829) |
| Custodial History | Acquired by Derbyshire Record Office in 1980. This List was added to the online catalogue as part of the FindersKeepers project, with the help of Elissa Rowe. |