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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D258/69/1
TitlePlan 'A survey of lands in Carsington in the county of Derby, the estate of Sir Philip Gell Bt.'
Date1711
DescriptionSurveyor: Samuel Hutchinson
From Knockadown [SE] to Blagreave Bank [N] to Horsted Lane [W] and Hognaston Old Field [S] field names, some owners and acreages given
Roads and adj liberties shown
Compass rose. Schedule [faint]
Scale: 5 chains: 1 in
Parchment [worn]

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:

A Survey of Lands in Carsington 1711 The Estate of Sir Phillip Gell. Surveyor: Sam. Hutchinson. Scale: of 5 chains to the inch [1:4000]. Size: 72 x 63 cm. Materials: ink on worn parchment. Centred on: SK252534 Notes: compass rose, north at top. Shows named fields, some owners and areas: roads and adjacent liberties, Carsington Pasture, Brassington Pasture, village of Carsington with church and houses: faded small schedule. Location: DRO, D258/69/1
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorGell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
FormatMap/Plan
CopiesA digital copy of this item is available on the public computers at the record office.
Related MaterialSee D258/41/31/1 for a mid-19th copy of this map with additional annotations.
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