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TUPTON, a township in North Wingfield parish, Derby; 3 miles S of Chesterfield. It has a post-office under Chesterfield. Real property, £1,435; of which £300 are in mines. Pop. in 1851, 270; in 1861, 1,004. Houses, 200. The increase of pop. arose from extension of coal mining and ironworks. T. Hall is the seat of Mrs. Packman.
(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: | North Wingfield Parish Tupton Parish Derbyshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Tupton |
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