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CRICH, a township in Belper district, and a parish in Belper, Chesterfield, and Bakewell districts, Derby. The township adjoins the Cromford canal and the river Derwent, near Wingfield and Whatstandwell-Bridge r. stations, 4 miles W by S of Alfreton; has a post office under Derby; was formerly a market-town; and still has fairs on Old Lady-day and Old Michaelmas-day. Acres, 3, 770. Pop., 2, 829. Houses, 612.The parish contains also the townships of Wessington and Tansley. Acres, 5, 878. Real property, £11, 800; of which £100 are in mines, and £2, 427 in quarries. Pop., 3, 970. Houses, 858. The property is much subdivided. Lead mines, in limestone, at Crich-Cliffs, are very valuable. Crich-Cliffs are conspicuous hills; and Crich-Stand, on their summit, has an altitude of 995 feet above the level of the sea, and commands an extensive view. Many of the inhabitants are employed in a bobbin-mill and in stocking-weaving. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £170.* Patrons, Trustees. The church is handsome, and has a tower and spire. The rectory of Tanslee and the vicarage of Wessington are separate benefices. There are six dissenting chapels, a national school, and charities £9.
(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: | Bakewell RegD/PLU Derbyshire AncC |
Place: | Crich |
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