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  1. 65 relations: Amber Valley, Ancient Rome, Anglo-Saxons, Arthur Heywood, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Belper, Celts, Charles I of England, Derby, Derbyshire, Derwent Valley Mills, Domesday Book, Duchy of Lancaster, Duffield Bank Railway, Duffield Castle, Derbyshire, Duffield Frith, Duffield Hall, Duffield railway station, Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Ernest Hives, 1st Baron Hives, George Wimpey, Hazelwood, Derbyshire, Heage, Henry de Ferrers, Henry VIII, High Sheriff of Derbyshire, Holbrook, Derbyshire, Hopton, Derbyshire, Hundred (county division), Icknield Street, Jedediah Strutt, John Bradshaw (judge), John Lombe, Justice of the peace, Laura Massaro, List of hundreds of England, Listed buildings in Duffield, Derbyshire, Mid Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency), Milford, Derbyshire, Minimum-gauge railway, Morley, Derbyshire, Nick Matthew, Normans, North Midland Railway, Nottingham, Nucleated village, Paleolithic, Patten (shoe), Pennines, Ravensdale Park, ... Expand index (15 more) »

Amber Valley

Amber Valley is a local government district with borough status in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber.

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Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.

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Arthur Heywood

Sir Arthur Percival Heywood, 3rd Baronet (25 December 1849 – 19 April 1916) is best known today as the innovator of the fifteen inch minimum gauge railway, for estate use.

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Ashbourne, Derbyshire

Ashbourne is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales district in Derbyshire, England. Duffield, Derbyshire and Ashbourne, Derbyshire are civil parishes in Derbyshire and towns and villages of the Peak District.

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Belper

Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, located about north of Derby on the River Derwent. Duffield, Derbyshire and Belper are civil parishes in Derbyshire, geography of Amber Valley and towns and villages of the Peak District.

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Celts

The Celts (see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples were a collection of Indo-European peoples.

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Charles I of England

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

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Derby

Derby is a city and unitary authority area on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England.

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Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

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Derwent Valley Mills

Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001.

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Domesday Book

Domesday Book (the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror.

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Duchy of Lancaster

The Duchy of Lancaster is a private estate of the British sovereign.

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Duffield Bank Railway

The Duffield Bank Railway was built by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood in the grounds of his house on a hillside overlooking Duffield, Derbyshire in 1874.

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Duffield Castle, Derbyshire

Duffield Castle was a Norman Castle in Duffield, Derbyshire.

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Duffield Frith

Duffield Frith was, in medieval times, an area of Derbyshire in England, part of that bestowed upon Henry de Ferrers (or Ferrars) by King William, controlled from his seat at Duffield Castle.

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Duffield Hall

Duffield Hall is a 17th-century country house situated in the Amber Valley, Derbyshire and the former headquarters of the Derbyshire Building Society.

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Duffield railway station

Duffield railway station serves the village of Duffield in Derbyshire, England.

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Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a long heritage railway in Derbyshire.

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Ernest Hives, 1st Baron Hives

Ernest Walter Hives, 1st Baron Hives (21 April 1886 – 24 April 1965), was the one-time head of the Rolls-Royce Aero Engine division and chairman of Rolls-Royce Ltd.

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George Wimpey

George Wimpey was a British construction firm that typically worked in the civil engineering and housebuilding markets.

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Hazelwood, Derbyshire

Hazelwood (until recently spelt Hazlewood) is a village in Derbyshire at the lower end of the Pennines around five miles north of Derby, England. Duffield, Derbyshire and Hazelwood, Derbyshire are civil parishes in Derbyshire, geography of Amber Valley and villages in Derbyshire.

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Heage

Heage is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ripley, in the Amber Valley district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. Duffield, Derbyshire and Heage are geography of Amber Valley, towns and villages of the Peak District and villages in Derbyshire.

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Henry de Ferrers

Henry de Ferrers (died by 1100), magnate and administrator, was a Norman who after the 1066 Norman conquest was awarded extensive lands in England.

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Henry VIII

Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.

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High Sheriff of Derbyshire

This is a list of Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1567 until 1974 and High Sheriffs since.

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Holbrook, Derbyshire

Holbrook is a village in Derbyshire at the southern end of the Pennines around five miles north of Derby, England. Duffield, Derbyshire and Holbrook, Derbyshire are civil parishes in Derbyshire, geography of Amber Valley and villages in Derbyshire.

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Hopton, Derbyshire

Hopton is a small village adjacent to the village of Carsington and two miles (3.2 km) from the market town of Wirksworth in the Peak District. Duffield, Derbyshire and Hopton, Derbyshire are towns and villages of the Peak District.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Icknield Street

Icknield Street or Ryknild Street is a Roman road in England, with a route roughly south-west to north-east.

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Jedediah Strutt

Jedediah Strutt (1726 – 7 May 1797) or Jedidiah Strutt – as he spelled it – was a hosier and cotton spinner from Belper, England.

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John Bradshaw (judge)

John Bradshaw (12 July 1602–31 October 1659) was an English jurist.

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John Lombe

John Lombe (1693 in Norwich – 20 November 1722 in Derby) was a silk spinner in the 18th century Derby, England.

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Justice of the peace

A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.

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Laura Massaro

Laura Jane Massaro (née Lengthorn; born 2 November 1983) is an English retired professional squash player.

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List of hundreds of England

Most of the counties of England were divided into hundreds or wapentakes from the late Anglo-Saxon period and these were, with a few exceptions, effectively abandoned as administrative divisions in the 19th century.

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Listed buildings in Duffield, Derbyshire

Duffield is a civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England.

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Mid Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Derbyshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

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Milford, Derbyshire

Milford is a village in the civil parish of Belper, in the Amber Valley district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. Duffield, Derbyshire and Milford, Derbyshire are towns and villages of the Peak District and villages in Derbyshire.

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Minimum-gauge railway

Minimum-gauge railways have a gauge of most commonly,,,,, or.

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Morley, Derbyshire

Morley is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England. Duffield, Derbyshire and Morley, Derbyshire are civil parishes in Derbyshire and villages in Derbyshire.

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Nick Matthew

Nicholas Matthew (born 25 July 1980 in Sheffield) is a former English professional squash player who has won the two most prestigious tournaments in the professional game, the British Open and the World Open, three times each.

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Normans

The Normans (Norman: Normaunds; Normands; Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia.

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North Midland Railway

The North Midland Railway was a railway line and British railway company, which opened a line from the city of Derby in Derbyshire to the city of Leeds in Yorkshire in 1840.

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Nottingham

Nottingham (locally) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England.

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Nucleated village

A nucleated village, or clustered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement pattern.

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Paleolithic

The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic, also called the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone tools, and which represents almost the entire period of human prehistoric technology.

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Patten (shoe)

Pattens, also known by other names, are protective overshoes that were worn in Europe from the Middle Ages until the early 20th century.

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Pennines

The Pennines, also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands mainly located in Northern England.

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Ravensdale Park

Ravensdale Park is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire roughly WSW of Belper, Derbyshire, England, midway between Turnditch and Brailsford. Duffield, Derbyshire and Ravensdale Park are civil parishes in Derbyshire.

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River Derwent, Derbyshire

The Derwent is a river in Derbyshire, England. Duffield, Derbyshire and river Derwent, Derbyshire are geography of Amber Valley.

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River Ecclesbourne

The River Ecclesbourne is a small river in Derbyshire, England, which starts in the upper part of the town of Wirksworth, flows for 9 miles to Duffield, and then enters the River Derwent just outside the village.

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Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby

Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby (1239–1279) was an English nobleman.

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Rolls-Royce Limited

Rolls-Royce Limited was a British luxury car and later an aero-engine manufacturing business established in 1904 in Manchester by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.

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Shining Cliff Woods, Derbyshire

Shining Cliff Woods are on the west bank of the River Derwent near to Ambergate in Derbyshire, England.

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Shottle

Shottle is a village approximately south of the market town of Wirksworth in Derbyshire. Duffield, Derbyshire and Shottle are geography of Amber Valley, towns and villages of the Peak District and villages in Derbyshire.

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Skew arch

A skew arch (also known as an oblique arch) is a method of construction that enables an arch bridge to span an obstacle at some angle other than a right angle.

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St Alkmund's Church, Duffield

Saint Alkmund's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Duffield, Derbyshire.

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Stocking frame

A stocking frame was a mechanical knitting machine used in the textiles industry.

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The Ecclesbourne School

The Ecclesbourne School is a secondary school with academy status situated in Duffield, Derbyshire, England.

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Turnditch

Turnditch is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. Duffield, Derbyshire and Turnditch are civil parishes in Derbyshire, geography of Amber Valley, towns and villages of the Peak District and villages in Derbyshire.

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William Gilbert (physicist)

William Gilbert (24 May 1544? – 30 November 1603), also known as Gilberd, was an English physician, physicist and natural philosopher.

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William the Conqueror

William the Conqueror (Bates William the Conqueror p. 33– 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death.

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Windley

Windley is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, around north of Derby, adjacent to the B5023 Duffield to Wirksworth road. Duffield, Derbyshire and Windley are civil parishes in Derbyshire, geography of Amber Valley and villages in Derbyshire.

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2011 United Kingdom census

A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duffield,_Derbyshire

Also known as Duffieldbank, Flaxholme.

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