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Monument record MDR11481 - Ashford to Buxton Turnpike Road, High Peak and Derbyshire Dales

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The route from Buxton to Ashford-in-the-Water (west of Bakewell) was turnpiked in 1810. The Fairbank family of Sheffield contributed to the turnpiking of this route. (1, 2)

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  • <1> Article in serial: Radley, J & Penny, S. 1972. 'The turnpike roads of the Peak District', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 92, pp 93-109.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Smith, H. 1987. Turnpike Trail: Sheffield and Buxton.

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Grid reference Centred SK 12826 71501 (13067m by 4082m)
Civil Parish SHELDON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE
Civil Parish TADDINGTON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE
Civil Parish BUXTON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE
Civil Parish KING STERNDALE, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE
Civil Parish ASHFORD IN THE WATER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE
Civil Parish BLACKWELL IN THE PEAK, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Feb 25 2020 12:34PM

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