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Monument record MDR4905 - Iron mining site, Lower Delves Farm, Shirland and Higham

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Full Description

SK 347572 Lower Delves Far, Iron Mining Site. The place-names Upper and Lower Delves Farms point to ironstone mining, perhaps for Toadhole Furnace. (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Riden, P. 1985. A Gazetteer of Charcoal Blast Furnace Sites in Great Britain in use since 1660.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 347 572 (100m by 100m) (Centre)
Civil Parish SHIRLAND AND HIGHAM, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 3 2015 12:18PM

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