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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sutton Scarsdale like this:
SUTTON-CUM-DUCKMANTON, a parish in Chesterfield district, Derby; 4 miles ESE of Chesterfield r. station. It has a post-office, of the name of Duckmanton, under Chesterfield. Acres, 4296. Real property, £6,105; of which £150 are in mines. Pop., 507. Houses, 97. The property belongs to W. ...
Arkwright, Esq. S. Hall is Mr. A.'s seat, was built by Earl Scarsdale, and is a fine edifice in the Corinthian style. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £350.* Patrons, the Trustees of W. Arkwright, Esq. There are an endowed school with £50 a year, and charities £5.
Sutton Scarsdale is now part of NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sutton Scarsdale itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sutton Scarsdale, in North East Derbyshire and Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4147
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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