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RENISHAW, a township in Eckington parish, Derby; on the river Rother, the Chesterfield canal, and the Mid-land railway, at Eckington r. station, 6½ miles N E by N of Chesterfield. It has a post-office under Chesterfield. Real property, £6,013; of which £2, 976 are in mines. Pop., 721. R. Hall is the seat of Sir G. R. Sitwell, Bart. There are a large iron foundry and a slightly endowed school.
(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: | Eckington Parish Derbyshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Renishaw |
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