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CHESTER (Little), a township in St. Alkmund parish, Derbyshire; on the river Derwent and the Leeds railway, ½ a mile N of Derby. Real property, £2, 545. Pop., 431. Houses, 95. The Roman station Derventio was here; Roman roads went hence to Chesterton and Manchester; and many Roman coins and other relics have been found.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Derbyshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | CHESTER | CHESTER LITTLE | LITTLE CHESTER |
| Place: | Little Chester |
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