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D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905
69 - Plans - 1711-1828
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D258/69/1
Title
Plan 'A survey of lands in Carsington in the county of Derby, the estate of Sir Philip Gell Bt.'
Date
1711
Description
Surveyor: 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
Extent
1 item
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format
Map/Plan
Copies
A digital copy of this item is available on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material
See D258/41/31/1 for a mid-19th copy of this map with additional annotations.
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