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	GENUKI: Wirksworth, Description from Pigot's 1835 Directory of Derbyshire
		Wirksworth comprises three manors: first, the King's, or paramount manor, in right of his dutchy of Lancaster, for which there are annually two courts baron held about Easter and Michaelmas, and a court-leet for the wapentake at Easter; Richard Arkwright, Esq.
		Wirksworth is one of the stations, appointed by the new Boundary Act, for receiving votes at the election of knights of the shire to represent the southern division of the county.
		In Wirksworth are several genteel residences, and in the neighbourhood are Willersley castle, the seat of Richard Arkwright, Esq.
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/DBY/Wirksworth/History.html (912 words)

	Wirksworth in Derbyshire - a former important lead mining centre
		Wirksworth in Derbyshire was once the most important lead mining centre in the country and had been since Roman times.
		Wirksworths crowning glory has to be its 13th century, 152 ft long church, with its surrounding circular pathway, from which loom up some very impressive buildings.
		Wirksworth wells are dressed on spring bank holiday and there is also an annual arts and crafts festival in September.
	www.derbyshireuk.net /wirksworth.html (1665 words)

	Wirksworth former lead-mining town Derbyshire, Peak District National Park, England, UK
		Wirksworth is an ancient Saxon town which was once the principal lead-mining centre of the Peak.
		Wirksworth was well established by Saxon times and the Abbey of Repton owned the mining rights here in the 8th century.
		Wirksworth also has a link with George Eliot, who based the character of Dinah Bede in her book 'Adam Bede' upon her aunt Elizabeth Eva, who lived in the town.
	www.cressbrook.co.uk /wirkswth.htm (112 words)

	Arts Council England : Project
		Wirksworth is in a rural location and has much to commend it but its views and clean air do not compensate for the sense of isolation that people feel through lack of opportunity to pursue their cultural interests.
		Wirksworth, with the demise of its textile industry, a decline in farming and reduced employment in quarrying has, like many other small market towns, undergone a period of transition over recent years.
		Today, Wirksworth is characterised by its creative community, its achievements in the arts, its architectural and cultural heritage and by its creative industries.
	www.artscouncil.org.uk /aboutus/project_detail.php?browse=recent&id=344 (620 words)

	Discover Derbyshire and the Peak District
		The arrival of the railway in Wirksworth, in 1867, which linked the town with Derby and the rapidly expanding railway network beyond, opened the way for the easy distribution of limestone which was in great demand.
		In November 1978, a public meeting was called at Wirksworth Town Hall to discuss the proposals for the regeneration of the town.
		Wirksworth’s ancient market place occupies the centre of the town and it is surrounded by a remarkably large number of handsome buildings, which combine to make an impressive town centre.
	www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk /wirksworth.htm (1942 words)

	BBC - Derby - Around Derby - Wirksworth to Duffield Railway
		Wirksworth is where I spent alot of time and would love to ride the train, my, brother worked for British Rail all his life and my nephew has worked for them all his life.
		The Wirksworth Railway is not intending to be a preserved steam railway, its object is to provide a local daily passenger service for Wirksworth people and visitors, to Duffield, with a connection to Derby and the North.
		On a visit to the Duffield wirksworth line about a year before the announcement that the line was going to be re opened it has surprised me to see people walking down to the railway with wheelbarrows and tipping their rubbish near the crossing and surrounding area.
	www.bbc.co.uk /derby/features/tours/railway/ecclesbourne_rail/duffield_wirksworth_line.shtml (4795 words)

	Thimble Cottages
		The small market town of Wirksworth will reveal itself as a surprisingly fascinating town for those who take the time to explore the narrow streets and maze of interesting alleyways, to admire the old buildings and lovely views, to visit the ancient church and the cathedral–like close.
		Nowadays a revitalised Wirksworth is fast becoming an important tourist centre, and rewards it’s visitors with much of interest and fascination, from the enchanting narrow streets and alleyways, with views of surrounding roof-scapes and distant green hills, to the rich architectural heritage of it’s restored Georgian splendour.
		Wirksworth is what it is today because of the character of those who stayed and lived in the town and demonstrated such qualities as perseverance.
	www.thimble-cottage.co.uk /71394.html?sessionidkey=sessionidval (3262 words)

	Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wirksworth is situated approximately 6 miles NW of Belper, just to the south of Matlock.
		Wirksworth is a town that was founded on lead mining.
		This state of affairs lasted until the 1980's, when Wirksworth was revitalised.
	www.ashbourne-town.com /villages/wirksworth/index.htm (142 words)

	GENUKI: Wirksworth, Derbyshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
		In the early Saxon times the manor belonged to the Abbey of Repton, but was conveyed by the Abbess Kenwara, in 835, to Humbert, on his engaging to furnish lead to the value of £15 annually to Archbishop Ceolnothbad for the use of Christ's Church, Canterbury.
		The town of Wirksworth, which, in 1861, bad 2,692 inhabitants, is situated in a valley at the southern extremity of the mining district.
		It is well paved and lighted with gas, and is supplied with water conducted in pipes from the hills on its eastern side.
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/DBY/Wirksworth/Gaz1868.html (766 words)

	The Wirksworth Stone
		The Wirksworth Stone was the lid of stone vault found buried in front of the alter of Wirksworth Church in 1820.
		It is difficult to assign a date to the Wirksworth Stone, but it is almost certainly from the Anglo Saxon period.
		Today it is set on view in a wall of the church interior, as is a crude but effective carving of a medieval lead miner.
	www.peakscan.freeuk.com /wirksworth_stone_.htm (253 words)

	Quarry home page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wirksworth is located at the southerly end of the exposure of Carboniferous limestone that forms the uplands of the Peak district and the great fold of the Pennine Chain and the high lands of Lancashire and Yorkshire
		Although mineral extraction has been an important part of Wirksworth's existence it was lead mining that was the driving force from Roman times up to the nineteenth century, it was mainly on a non industrial scale around Wirksworth and many miners spent part of the year on smallholdings.
		Although it was usual for lines to be built in the nineteenth century to tap a mineral resource this was not the case at Wirksworth, the line primarily being seen as a route to the north to thwart another plan by the LNWR (this is covered at length in Howard Sprenger's book 'The Wirksworth Branch').
	www.evra.org.uk /quarries/quarries3.htm (351 words)

	Wirksworth Heritage centre :: Peak District Museum
		Wirksworth in Derbyshire is a fine old mining town, with a history stretching back for well over 1000 years, the bones of a woolly rhino were found in a cavern in a nearby mine.
		The Heritage centre tells the story of Wirksworth in detail, see the living conditions of the quarryman and hear his story, enter the dream cave and experience the conditions of a lead mine and meet the long-extinct woolly Rhinocerous.
		Because the Wirksworth Heritage Centre is manned by volunteers, the opening times are not always reliable.
	www.thepeakdistrict.info /fast/html/wirksworthheritagecentre.html (526 words)

	BBC - Derby - Junior Football - All Square! That's fair...
		Wirksworth got the first goal when awarded a penalty after six minutes.
		Wirksworth drew confidence from this and forced a whole series of corners which Morris-Docker deflected away with head or foot and the final shot was well saved by Raybould.
		He marshalled his back line, where Henson was the pick of the bunch in the second half, and was only beaten late on when a dubious 'play on' decision left him exposed and unable to stop a well placed shot.
	www.bbc.co.uk /derby/content/articles/2006/10/18/jnrft06_wirksworth_colts_carr_vale_feature.shtml (531 words)

	GENUKI: Description of Wirksworth, Derbyshire
		The market town of Wirksworth is situated 13 miles north-west of Derby and about 9 miles north-east of Ashbourne.
		Wirksworth is an extensive parish including, in 1847, the surrounding hamlets of Alderwasley, Cromford, Idridgehay and Middleton.
		The cemetery was open in 1870 and is situated at the north end of the town.
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/DBY/Wirksworth/DARGNotes.html (277 words)

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		Wirksworth continued the battle in the field and Katherine Lander and Lindsey Pearson varied the bowling and kept the score low.
		Wirksworth Ladies 79-4 lost to Derby Ladies 100- 2Wirksworth's first defeat of the season in the Derby Evening League was at the hands of a strong Derby side.
		Wirksworth took their second wicket in the last over of Steinhobel's spell, with Maddocks behind the stumps making a diving stop to her right and firing the ball at the stumps to run the batsman out.
	www.bakewelltoday.co.uk /ViewArticle.aspx?sectionid=1203&articleid=1653510 (666 words)

	wirksworth - Ask.com Web Search
		Wirksworth is a market town in Derbyshire, England with a population of approximately five thousand.
		Perhaps the finest building in Wirksworth is St. Mary's Church, which was one of...
		Wirksworth is a small market town in Derbyshire, England with a population of approximately 10,000.
	www.ask.com /web?q=wirksworth (272 words)

	The Duchy of Lancaster - Derbyshire
		The historic town of Wirksworth lies in the Honor of Tutbury, confiscated from the rebel Earl of Derby and given to Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster, in 1265.
		They were established to regulate and administer the mining equivalent of the civil magistrates' courts, and deal with small cases such as trespass and theft.
		In 1773 the first Moot Hall at Wirksworth was built in the market place by the direction of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
	www.duchyoflancaster.org.uk /output/page26.asp (636 words)

	Wirksworth, Peak District, Derbyshire
		Nowadays a revitalised Wirksworth is fast becoming an important tourist centre, and rewards it's visitors with much of interest and fascination, from the enchanting narrow streets and alleyways, with views of surrounding roof-scapes and distant green hills, to the rich architectural heritage of it's restored Georgian splendour.
		Wirksworth's fascinating history is wonderfully well documented and displayed at the excellent Heritage Centre, a converted former silk and velvet mill in Crown Yard just off the market place.
		Wirksworth is what it is today because of the character of those who stayed and lived in the town and demonstrated such qualities as perseverance.
	www.peakdistrictonline.co.uk /content.php?categoryId=161 (2196 words)

	Ecclebourne Valley Railway, Wirksworth, Derbyshire
		Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a project to reopen the railway between Wirksworth and Duffield.
		Its headquarters are at Wirksworth Station where the railway's volunteers are busy working to bring the line back to life after many years of disuse.
		The line passes through the lovely Ecclesbourne Valley and it is planned to restore the railway in stages, the first stage being the section around Wirksworth and south to Gorsey Bank, about a kilometre of the 14 kilometre total.
	www.cressbrook.co.uk /visits/e-v-r.php (255 words)

	Wirksworth tourist information on TourUK
		Wirksworth, a small town built on the lead mining boom of the 17th century and 18th century, an industry started by the Romans in this area.
		In beautiful Wirksworth Dale, this lovely, newly built and smartly furnished, detached cottage sits in a very tranquil conservation area yet is only 200 yards from the attractive little town's bustling market place, shops, pubs and restaurants Sleeps 6 + child + t/cot
		An idyllic peaceful setting just a few hundred yards from the shores of famously lovely Carsington Water, these two charming and very comfortable barn conversions are part of a well designed little cluster of four.
	www.touruk.co.uk /derby/derby_wirksworth.htm (590 words)

	Wirksworth Business - Derbyshire, UK
		Wirksworth Business - Derbyshire, UK Situated in the heart of England, in the beautiful Derbyshire Dales, Wirksworth has been known as a tourist and market town for many years.
		If you are looking for a car, somewhere to stay, or just some food and drink, you will find it in Wirksworth plus much, much more.
		Click the UK map for directions to Wirksworth or the smaller map for a street map of Wirksworth.
	www.wirksworthbusiness.co.uk (89 words)

	Amazon.com: Wirksworth: Books (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wirksworth Parish Church: Notes on famous churches and Abbeys by Stephen L Caiger (Unknown Binding - 1948)
		Wirksworth and five miles round;: An historical sketch of the principal events of interest connected with the district, with brief notices of its remarkable personages, by Richard R Hackett (Unknown Binding - 1863)
		Canal, at or near to Cromford, in the parish of Wirksworth, in the county of Derby,...
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Wirksworth&search-type=ss&tag=webulanet-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1 (862 words)

	The Fogg family
		This Fogg family is found at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, from the beginning of the seventeenth century, the name first appearing in the parish register in 1613.
		She, as “Lydia, wife of William Fogg of Cromford,”; was buried 29 April 1804, also in Wirksworth churchyard, no age at death being given in the record.
		They are found in the 1861 census at Wirksworth Road, his occupation being given as laborer on a railway; also in the household are his children Hannah (aged 22) [clearly the same child as the “Rebecca” of 1851] and James (aged 21), and their son Joseph (aged 8).
	cybrary.uwinnipeg.ca /people/Dobson/genealogy/ff/Fogg.cfm (1761 words)

	Group seeks support in tackling anti-social behaviour \| 24dash.com - Press release service
		A group set up to combat anti social behaviour in Wirksworth is hoping to increase its membership in a bid to tackle issues such as vandalism and improving activities for young people in the town.
		Wirksworth’s Crime and Safety Partnership was formed four years ago to address vandalism problems in and around the Anthony Gell school area as well as nuisance and disorder at Gorsey Bank.
		Under the direction of the Wirksworth Town Council, and with the support of the Safer Derbyshire Dales Community Safety Partnership, the group has brought together various agencies who work with young people in Wirksworth.
	www.24dash.com /content/press_releases/viewPressRelease.php?releaseID=624&navID=42&itemID=21 (434 words)

	WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900, Frontpage
		The Wirksworth Census set allows people to be followed from Census to Census, children's birthplaces showing where the family was at each birth.
		The Wirksworth Area covers 36 enumeration districts, centred on Wirksworth and Matlock, about 40 square miles with 17,000 people and 3,500 houses in those days.
		Abraham Bennet 1749-1799 was the foremost man of science produced by the Wirksworth Area.
	www.wirksworth.org.uk /frontpag.htm (3244 words)

	Look at Wirksworth
		In 1272 the Dean And Chapter of Lincoln, to which wirksworth belonged, appointed the first special vicar for the church.
		The church went through some heavy restoration in the 19th century, particularly by Sir George Gilbert Scott between 1870 and 1876.
		A figure of a lead miner with his pick and kibble is set into the west wall of the church.
	www.angelfire.com /me4/pcarrington/page2.html (313 words)

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