In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eaton like this:

EATON, a hamlet in Doveridge parish, Derby; near the river Dove, 2 miles NNE of Uttoxeter.

Eaton through time

Eaton is now part of DERBYSHIRE DALES District. Click here for graphs and data of how DERBYSHIRE DALES has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eaton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eaton, in Derbyshire Dales and Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25070

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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