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BEARD, a township in Glossop parish, Derby; in the High Peak, near the river Etherow and the Peak railway, 5 miles NW of Chapel-le-Frith. It comprises the hamlets of Beard, Thornsett, Whittle, and Ollersett; and includes the village of New Mills. Acres, 5,044. Real property, £15,623,-of which £1,150 are in mines. Pop., 4,822. Houses, 940.
(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: | Glossop Parish Derbyshire Ancient County |
| Place: | New Mills |
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