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PILSLEY, a township in North Wingfield parish, Derby; 5¾ miles S E by E of Chesterfield. Real property, £2, 175. Pop. in 1851, 403; in 1861, 628. Houses, 117. Many of the inhabitants are employed in coal mining and iron-manufacture.
(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 Derbyshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Pilsley |
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