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  Chesterfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chesterfield benefited greatly from the building of the Chesterfield Line - part of the Derby to Leeds railway (North Midland Line), which was begun in 1837 by George Stephenson.
Chesterfield is perhaps best known for the "crooked spire" of its Church of Saint Mary and All Saints and is why the local football team is known as The Spireites.
Chesterfield's current boundaries date from April 1, 1974, when under the Local Government Act 1972, Chesterfield took in the urban district of Staveley and the parish of Brimington from Chesterfield Rural District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chesterfield   (1265 words)

  
 Chesterfield F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chesterfield Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League One.
They won the Division Three playoffs in 1995 and reached the F.A Cup semi finals two years later, and were the most recent club from outside the top two divisions to progress this far in the competition until Wycombe Wanderers repeated this feat five years later.
Chesterfield have spent most of their history in the lower divisions, and have never played in the top flight.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chesterfield_F.C.   (757 words)

  
 Chesterfield
John on February 22, 1797, married Sarah Chapman, daughter of James Chapman of Virginia and built her a house, still known as the Craig house, it is the oldest house in Chesterfield.
Until 1900, Chesterfield was connected to Cheraw and the other communities by post road, but then the Cheraw-Lancaster Railroad arrived, bringing greater trade with other areas of the State.
Chesterfield shows how a town can have growth but maintain its small town atmosphere." Still the main industry in Chesterfield is government, for the town and for the County.
www.pigggenealogy.com /chesterfield.htm   (743 words)

  
 South Carolina State Library Chesterfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Chesterfield County was named for the English statesman Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773).
The county seat is the town of Chesterfield, but the oldest town in the county is Cheraw, which was settled around 1748.
Jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993) was a native of Chesterfield County.
www.state.sc.us /scsl/chsf.html   (135 words)

  
 Chesterfield Cigarettes
James T. Drummond (1834-1897) was a successful plug tobacco manufacturer who had introduced Chesterfield, Cannon, and Drum cigarettes as a sideline.
Chesterfield was one of the cigarette brands awarded to the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, and ironically, W. Duke Sons & Company became a subsidiary.
L&M reblended and repackaged Chesterfield to compete with the successful 1913 introduction of Camel Cigarettes.
www.wclynx.com /burntofferings/tins_chesterfield.html   (180 words)

  
 Chesterfield County School District
In his first year, Green offered an incentive of off-campus lunch and a reserved parking spot in the front of the school to any student who scored at least a 24 on the ACT or 1100 on the SAT, regardless of how early they achieved it in their academic career.
The improvement continues a trend that Chesterfield County schools saw in the recent release of ACT results, in which the district’s composite score of 18.2 was the second highest in the last five years.
The Chesterfield County School District had the fifth highest composite score in the Pee Dee region on the standardized ACT test in 2005-06, according to results that were recently released by the South Carolina State Department of Education.
www.chesterfield.k12.sc.us   (1193 words)

  
 City of Chesterfield, MO | History
The original community of Chesterfield (founded by Post), gradually relocated to be along the railroad at Drew Station.
Chesterfield's African-American community (Westland Acres on Church Road), had its beginnings with the first Antioch Baptist Church, founded in 1841, on Wild Horse Creek Road.
Chesterfield further preserves its heritage in the form of the Faust Park Historic Village, and the 1997 acquisition of the remaining 102 acres of the original Leicester Faust Estate.
www.chesterfield.org /site/home.jsp?page=80   (1519 words)

  
 Adirondack History Center Museum/Essex County Historical Society/Chesterfield, New York
Chesterfield, NY Chesterfield was formed in 1802 by partition from Willsborough.
It is believed that Chesterfield was named by early settlers in honor of their former New England homes, as the bulk of early Essex County settlers came from New England.
Chesterfield lacks the abundant farming lands of other Essex County lake towns, but is rich in bogs and marshes which provide valuable habitat for rabbit, pheasant, and song birds.
www.adkhistorycenter.org /esco/tow/chesterfield.html   (626 words)

  
 Chesterfield Poor Law Union and Workhouse
A parish workhouse was erected in Chesterfield in 1735-7 on the south side of the Bowling Green at the south of the Market Place.
The salaried Assistant Overseer of Chesterfield, Mr Gratton, reported that the workhouse was occupied only by old people and children whose maintenance cost an average of 3s.5d.
Scott and Moffatt's design for Chesterfield was similar to their one at Boston and they showed the Guardians a wooden model of their proposed building.
users.ox.ac.uk /~peter/workhouse/Chesterfield/Chesterfield.shtml   (1274 words)

  
 Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Chesterfield's population increased by a total of 2,572 residents between 1950's Census count of 970 and 2000's Census count of 3,542.
The 2004 Census estimate for Chesterfield was 3,783 residents, which ranked 97th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
Chesterfield contains 45.6 square miles of land area and 2.0 square miles of inland water area.
www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/chesterfield.html   (328 words)

  
 Chesterfield Heritage Alliance: Chesterfield, Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The mission of the Chesterfield Heritage Alliance is to facilitate the cooperative development of sites, facilities and programs among the historical organizations located within Chesterfield County.
Chesterfield County has played a vital role in the development of Virginia and the United States.
The Chesterfield Heritage Alliance, a cooperative body of representatives from the historical and cultural organizations of the county, strives to preserve and enhance the history and heritage that has taken place in this unique region of Virginia.
www.chesterfieldtourism.com   (166 words)

  
 GENUKI: Chesterfield, Derbyshire
It is a large but irregularly built town, pleasantly situate between two rivulets, the Hyper and Rother, in the beautiful and fertile vale of Scarsdale, and is the second considerable town in the county of Derby.
A Description of Chesterfield and Directory for Chesterfield, with the villages of Brampton, Brimington and neighbourhoods transcribed from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 by Rosemary Lockie.
Chesterfield has held a market since earliest times - the Sheriff of Derbyshire recorded an account of £1 2s 7d from the market of Chesterfield as long ago as 1165.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/DBY/Chesterfield/index.html   (1377 words)

  
 WFP
Chesterfield’s Executive Director Ed Rugoff will be overseeing the second annual Screenplay Showown, which is sponsored by the non-profit Nashville Screenwriters Conference.
Robert credits Chesterfield with helping launch his career: “I’d entered my script in five or six competitions and contests, but no one had responded positively until I got a letter from Chesterfield that I’d made the final round.
Chesterfield writers´ Sundance premieres include: “Julie Johnson” (`01), “Digging to China” ('98), directed by Timothy Hutton and starring Kevin Bacon and Mary Stuart Masterson, and "Black Circle Boys" ('97).
www.chesterfield-co.com /html/wfp.html   (967 words)

  
 Chesterfield, Michigan MI, township profile (Macomb County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Chesterfield, MI Chesterfield is a township in Macomb County, in the Detroit metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Chesterfield was $24,410, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Chesterfield, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $561.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21700   (535 words)

  
 Home - CHESTERFIELD LABOUR PARTY -
The Lib Dem controlled Chesterfield Borough Council has announced it is to close its window factory on Stonegravels, claiming that it has successfully completed its programme of replacing windows in its residential properties.
Chesterfield Labour Party’s Youth Officer, Scott Lomax, appeared on this week’s BBC Politics Show to speak out on behalf of young people and let politicians know what young people in Chesterfield think.
Chesterfield Labour Party believes the centre should not be closed until a suitable replacement is completed and ready to open its doors.
www.chesterfield.labour.co.uk   (1543 words)

  
 Chesterfield County Democratic Committee
The Chesterfield County Democratic Committee (CCDC) is an official organization of the Democratic Party of Virginia, with a number of key legal responsibilities in carrying out the nomination and election laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The CCDC has the responsibility of regulating and directing the nominations of all candidates of the Democratic Party in Chesterfield County and for advancing the Democratic Party's interests in all general and special elections in the County.
If you are a Chesterfield resident and would like to reserve a sign, shirt or sticker now, please email dburro@comcast.net with your address for a yard sign, and the size and number of shirts you want.
www.chesterfielddemocrats.org   (1002 words)

  
 Chesterfield News
Chesterfield news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Chesterfield 0 Wolves 0 Click here for full match stats Wolves captain Jody Craddock's penalty miss proved costly as Mick McCarthy's men became another Coca-Cola Championship casualty in the Carling Cup first...
Chesterfield expect an unchanged squad, youngsters Jamie Jackson, Jamie Lowry and Ashley Foyle in contention.
www.topix.net /world-soccer/chesterfield   (567 words)

  
 KeeneNH.com - Chesterfield, NH Background
Chesterfield received its charter in 1752 and was named for Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield.
Chesterfield Academy, established in 1794, was for decades one of the most celebrated in the state.
Harlan Fiske Stone, a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1872-1946), was born in Chesterfield and always held the town in special affection.
www.keenenh.com /chesterfield   (203 words)

  
 index
This web site is designed to provide information to the citizens of Chesterfield and Spofford about their local government.
The Town of Chesterfield in conjunction with the Keene Transfer Station is offering the following days for disposal of household hazardous wastes at the Keene Transfer Station located on Summit Road, 5 miles north of the intersection of Routes 9 and Route 12 North.
Chesterfield residents may dispose household hazardous waste up to 10 gallons for free.
www.nhchesterfield.com   (256 words)

  
 Chesterfield - Town of the Crooked Spire
Famous for the crooked spire of its Parish Church, Chesterfield is also home to one of the largest open-air markets in the country.
Christmas services were still held in the building a few weeks later, and the church along with its famous spire, weathered the storm to remain the symbol of Chesterfield.
Explore the industries of 18th Century Chesterfield, and unearth the town's connection with the 'Father of the Railways' George Stephenson and the revolution of 1688.
www.geocities.com /Athens/1992/cfield.html   (744 words)

  
 City of Chesterfield, MO | Housing
Primary factors in the tremendous residential growth of Chesterfield are the community's ideal West St. Louis County location and top-rated public school districts.
Resale homes in Chesterfield rarely stay on the market for long, and prices in the community can range from the $140s to well over $300,000.
Chesterfield also boasts a number of retirement communities offering independent living, assisted living, nursing home care, or any combination of the three.
www.chesterfield.org /site/home.jsp?page=81   (196 words)

  
 Chesterfield Township - Gateway to Anchor Bay
Chesterfield Township is located in Macomb County, Michigan and encompasses an area of approximately 26 square miles except for the portion bordering Anchor Bay on Lake St. Clair.
The 3 school districts located within Chesterfield Township are Anchor Bay, L'Anse Creuse and New Haven.
The Charter Township of Chesterfield is a quality township striving to meet the needs of our citizens.
www.chesterfieldtwp.org   (264 words)

  
 offshore payroll management, offshore banking, company management
The Chesterfield Group Contractor Payroll Services is managed by qualified accountants and other professionals from the fields of law, banking and finance, management and administration.
The Chesterfield Groups range of services is extremely comprehensive and we specialize in the needs of the individuals operating in the contract market place at home and abroad.
Techsuite is administered by The Chesterfield Group and has been specifically developed for the professional contractor and the foreign national contractor working in Ireland and in the United Kingdom.
www.chesterfield-group.com   (347 words)

  
 The Chesterfield Hotel Miami Beach - South Beach - Florida, USA
The Chesterfield is a new hip boutique hotel located in South Beaches historic Art-Deco district, one block west of Ocean Drive and the beach.
The Chesterfield combines historical Art Deco Revival exteriors with a ultra-modern contemporary new interior design.
You can sip cocktails at the Safari Bar or dine al fresco at some of South Beach's famous restaurants like Gloria Estefan's Lario's or News Cafe which are located just steps away.
www.thechesterfieldhotel.com   (189 words)

  
 Chesterfield Football Club News.
Chesterfield have signed England youth international Jamie O'Hara on loan from Premiership outfit Totenham Hotspur....
Chesterfield manager Roy McFarland has set his sights on reaching the play-offs this season, using Saturday's draw against Brentford as a benchmark for their chances...
All the stats from Chesterfield (1) vs (1) Blackpool, Recreation Ground, 26/11/05 Att: 4585...
www.chesterfield.vitalfootball.co.uk   (238 words)

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