Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Thornsett

Thornsett, hamlet, Glossop par., Derbyshire, 5 miles NW. of Chapel-en-le-Frith; birthplace of James Brindley (1716-1772), the canal engineer. See BEARD, &c.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Glossop Parish       Derbyshire Ancient County

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