Monument record MDR15061 - Save Penny Lane (route of), between Makeney and Belper

The old lane leading down to the fords at Duffield can still be seen at the Makeney end. It was known as 'Save Penny Lane' because people who used it, and crossed the ford [see SMR 19413], saved the penny toll which Messrs. Strutt charged for crossing the bridge they had built. Afterwards, the Messrs. Strutt had the ford destroyed and the river deepened. (1) The most northern part of Save Penny Lane is still labelled as such on modern OS mapping [2016]. The rest of the former lane follows the parish boundary and field boundaries down to the river. (2)