Netherthorpe Old Hall was a stone built Elizabethan small manor house situated in Netherton, one of the group of modest...
Netherthorpe Old Hall was a stone built Elizabethan small manor house situated in Netherton, one of the group of modest...
By Maxwell Craven The history of Ashford-in-the-Water is both in places obscure and also generally complex; there are unhelpful gaps...
By Maxwell Craven Like its Domesday Book twin, Newton Solney, Bretby is a total delight to visit, although much smaller...
by Maxwell Craven Hearthcote House was a deceptively ancient and complex building by the time of its demolition in 1980....
By Maxwell Craven Derbyshire lost more parishes to Staffordshire than it gained under the local government reforms of 1887 and...
by Maxwell Craven Neither Eaton Dovedale, which sits adjacent to Sedsall, are exactly well known locales, even to keen followers...
by Maxwell Craven I decided to take a break from country houses this month and mention a licensed house –...
No-one knows what the ancient hall at Kedleston looked like, except that it was built before 1198 by one the...
by Maxwell Craven It is perhaps quite a stretch to envisage the sheer antiquity of the site of Culland Hall,...
From considerable prominence during the Roman period as Aquae Arnemetiae, Buxton drops from record almost completely (avoiding an entry in...

Discover enchanting Easter events in the Staffordshire Moorlands at the Churnet Valley Railway, featuring a whimsical trip to Wonderland! Brought...

Step inside The Moot Bar and you’re greeted with warmth, leather Chesterfields, and a vibe that instantly feels like home....

Work has begun on a £3 million restoration and refurbishment project at the landmark Almshouses on London Road in Derby....

Derby Book Festival has announced the winners of its 2026 Flash Fiction Writing Competition, sponsored by Derventio Education. This year’s...
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