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Monument record MDR6462 - Possible site of medieval iron industry, Cinders Farm

Type and Period (1)

  • (Former Type) ? (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

SK 50897753 Cinders Farm, ?Medieval Iron Industry. The Cinders is referred to as 'Syndres' in a document of 1538-44. The present buildings date from the 17th/18th century. When building a new barn in January 1977, layers of cinders and iron slag were found to the south of the farmhouse. The mound at the front of the house is recent. (1-2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: NDAT. 2148. 2148.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Cameron, K. 1959. 'The Place-Names of Derbyshire, Part II', English Place-Name Society. p 329.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 5089 7753 (10m by 10m) (Centre)
Civil Parish WHITWELL, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jun 12 2017 4:41PM

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