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4 unusual facts about Arkwright Town


Adelphi Canal

The location of the Adelphi ironworks and the start of the canal were situated just to the north of the present location of Arkwright Town.

Arkwright Town

:For the settlement with a similar name in the USA see Arkwright, New York

The whole settlement was owned by British Coal and a decision was taken, along with Derbyshire County Council, to transfer ownership of the 52 properties to a housing trust, construct a new settlement of 56 properties to the north of the site affected by methane, and move all the residents.

Walter Millership

In 1948 Millership returned to coal mining at Arkwright Town colliery and stayed there until his retirement in 1969.



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