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Wingfield, South, par. and vil., Derbyshire - par., 3364 ac., pop. 1226; vil., 2 miles W. of Alfreton; P.O.; cotton spinning and twist mfrs. are carried on; on an eminence stand the ruins of Wingfield Manor House (erected in the time of Henry VI.), in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | South Wingfield Parish Derbyshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | SOUTH WINGFIELD | WINGFIELD | WINGFIELD SOUTH |
| Place: | South Wingfield |
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