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CALVER, a township in Bakewell parish, Derby; on the river Derwent, 4 miles N by E of Bakewell. It has a post office under Sheffield. Real property, £1,540. Pop., 617. Houses, 129. The inhabitants are chiefly lime-burners and cotton-spinners; and there are extensive cotton-mills.
(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: | Bakewell Parish Calver Parish Derbyshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Calver |
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