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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D2375/E/M/2/16
Former ReferenceD2375/M/71/170/2
TitleTraced copy of "Lord Melbourne's Map of Derby Hills" by T. Kirkland, 1723
DateNov 1876
DescriptionGiving acreages (total 317 acres 2 roods 9 perches) for land owner/occupier, surrounded by Melbourne Common, Stanton Common, Ticknall Common, Calke Park and inclosed lands at Calke
Scale. 1": 4 chains

This map is described in the Derbyshire Record Society's "A Catalogue of Local Maps of Derbyshire c.1528–1800" (compiled by Harold Nichols, revised by Mary Wiltshire assisted by Susan Woore, published 2012). The description reads as follows:

Derby Hills T. Kirkland Mensuravit and Del. 1723 [traced from Lord Melbourne's Map of Derby Hills. Nov. 1876]. Surveyor:T. Kirkland. Scale: of 10 chains [1:3200]. Size: 65 x 45 cm. Materials: linen backed paper, coloured ink.Centred on: SK370237 Notes: compass rose. Shows Derby Hills before enclosure with early enclosure at New England, 408 acres, 290 acres in Common Ground, the rest in crofts: roads, bridleways and footways all marked with single dashed line: Caulke Abbey and Caulk Mill drawn in elevation. Location: DRO, D2375/71/170/2
Extentroll
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorHarpur Crewe family of Calke Abbey
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