1835 Pigot and Co`s Commercial Directory for Derbyshire
CASTLETON, HOPE AND HATHERSAGE
WITH THE VILLAGES OF BRADWELL, BROUGH AND NEIGHBOURHOODS
CASTLETON is a parish and village, in the hundred of High Peak, 164 miles from London, 27 S.E. from Manchester, 10 N.E. from Buxton, and 7 E from Chapel-en-le-Frith. It is situate at the bottom of the steep eminence, at whose feet the `Peak Cavern` discloses itself, and the summit of which is occupied by an ancient castle that gives name to the place. This castle was erected by William Peveril, natural son of the Conqueror, and from its situation was called `the Castle of the Peak` or `Peak Castle`. The extent of the ruins evinces the former magnitude of the building; the walls of the castle yard in some places are twenty feet high and nine feet thick. The keep consists of two stories almost entire, and standing at the south western point of a precipitous rock, towering above the mouth of the great cavern, to the height of fifty feet: the ruins are only to be approached with difficulty from the north. The entrance of the cave, called the `Peak Cavern`, or `Devil`s Cave`, is 120 feet in width, 42 in height and above 90 in receding depth; from hence a gentle descent conducts to the interior of this tremendous hollow, which must be explored by torch light; the entire length of the excavation is 750 yards, and its depth from the surface of the mountain 207. The buildings of the village are chiefly of stone; and the support of the inhabitants is derived from the mining business, and from the remarkable places in the neighbourhood - as also from the sale of various ornamental articles formed from spar, which is here about obtained in great variety and beauty: the mine of flour spar, or `Blue John`, is the only one of the kind in England; and its produce is worked into chimney and other ornaments, slabs, table tops, etc.. Among the number of lead mines in this district, the most valuable and ancient is the `Odin`, which is supposed to have been opened in the time of the Danes. The King is lord of the manor; the Duke of Devonshire is grantee, by letters patent from the Crown, and holds a court-baron and court-leet at Easter and Michaelmas, and a court for the recovery of debts under £5.
The places of worship are the parish church, and a chapel for the methodists; the former is dedicated to St. Edmund, and the living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Bishop of Chester, who is also the impropriate rector; the present incumbent is the Rev. Charles Cecil Bates. Here is a free grammar school, endowed with lands producing £26 per annum, for the education of twenty three children. Two annual fairs are held, one on the 21st of April, the other the first Wednesday in October, for the sale of cattle, horses, cloth, cheese and agricultural produce. The parish of Castleton, including the chapelry of EDALE, contained, in 1821, 1,428 inhabitants, and in 1831, 1,329.
HOPE is a township and village (once a market town), in the parish of its name, in the same hundred as Castleton, about one mile from that town, and about 5 1/2 N. from Tideswell. The moors in this parish have afforded, in many instances, extraordinary properties in the preservation of human bodies buried in them; some having been discovered, after thirty years` interment, perfect and free from decomposition. The church, which is dedicated to St. Peter, is an embattled structure, with a tower surmounted by a spire; the living is a vicarage, in the gift of the dean and chapter of Lichfield; the present incumbent is the Rev. Francis Orton. Here is a small free school, for teaching reading and writing, to a limited number of children, established about a century ago. A market was anciently held here, and renewed by grant in 1715, but has fallen into disuse for several years. The fairs take place on the 28th March, for cattle; the 13th of May (called `the great fair`), for cattle, cloth, ironmongery and pedlery: and another on the 2nd Tuesday in September for cattle. Hope parish contained, in 1821, 4,102 inhabitants, and in 1831, 3,927, of which last number 426 were returned for the township.
HATHERSAGE, a village and parish, is 5 1/2 miles E. by S. from Castleton , in the same hundred as Hope, and 4 miles from that village. The branch of wire drawing, and the manufacture of needles, are carried on here extensively; and upon the Derwent, which flows through the parish, are corn mills, and one for the making of paper. The places of worship are the parish church, and a chapel each for Wesleyan Methodists and Roman Catholics. The church, which is dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient embattled structure: the interior contains some interesting monuments of the ancestors of the Earls of Newburg. On the south side of the church-yard, a spot marked by two stones, is pointed out as the place of interment of Little John, the favourite companion of Robin Hood. The living of Hathersage is a discharged vicarage, in the patronage of the Duke of Devonshire, who is like-wise lord of the manor, and holds a court-leet annually at Michaelmas. A fair is held here on the first Friday after Michaelmas-day, for cattle, sheep and articles of pedlery. The parish contained, in 1821, 1,856 inhabitants, and in 1831, 1,794, of which last number 722 were returned for the township.
BRADWELL is a populous hamlet, in the parish of Hope, about two miles S.E. from Castleton. The importance of this hamlet is chiefly derived from the mining operations carried on within it, and the lead smelting works, belonging to Messrs Furness & Co.; hats are also manufactured here by several individuals. In 1821 the number of inhabitants in the hamlet was 1,130, and in 1831, 1,153.
BROUGH and STRATTON is a small hamlet, in Hope parish, one mile from that village, and 2 1/2 miles E. from Castleton. This is said to have been the birth-place of `Peveril of the Peak`, the supposed founder of the original castles at Castleton and Bolsover, and the hero in Sir Walter Scott`s novel of that name. Here is an extensive lace thread manufactory, the only branch of trade of consequence in the hamlet. The population of this place is ont decline - in 1821 it contained 93 inhabitants and in 1831, 78; at the census taken in 1801 there was 92.
POST OFFICE, at the Castle Inn, CASTLETON, Margaret Wragg, Post Mistress - Letters from TIDESWELL arrive every Monday, Thursday and Saturday at noon, and are despatched same days to meet the SHEFFIELD and MANCHESTER mails at TADDINGTON.
INN |
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Bates Rev. Charles Cecil, Castleton |
Castle (& posting), Margaret Wragg, Castleton |
Eyre Rev. Lawrence, Hathersage |
LEAD MERCHANTS |
Hall Mr. Jos. (attorney), Castleton |
Hill Thomas, Castleton |
Hall Mr. Michael, Castleton |
Royse Isaac, Castleton |
Hall Mr. Richard, Castleton |
MILLERS |
Holworthy James Esq., Brookfield House, Hathersage |
Heathcote --, Castleton |
Le Cornu Rev. John, Hathersage |
Kirk Benjamin, Brough |
Middleton M.M. Esq., (magistrate) Leam House |
Morton William, Hathersage |
Orton Rev. Francis, Hope |
MILLSTONE MAKERS |
Ross Rev. John, St. Michael`s House, Hathersage |
Marples Anthony, Hathersage |
Rutland the Duke of, Longshaw |
Oddy Caleb, Hathersage |
Shuttleworth Mrs. Ann, Hathersage |
NEEDLE MANUFACTURERS |
Thornhill Col. Wm. Hathersage Hall |
Cocker and Sons, Hathersage |
ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS not otherwise described are day schools |
Greaves Ralph, Hathersage |
Armstrong Mary (ladies` boarding), Castleton |
SPAR ORNAMENTS - MANUFACTURERS OF |
FREE SCHOOL, Castleton - Robert Hall, Master |
Howe Robert, Castleton |
Heardley William, Hope |
Needham Ellis, Castleton |
Needham Septimus, Castleton |
SURGEONS |
Oliver John, Hathersage |
Grundy Edmund, Hathersage |
BLACKSMITHS |
Lowe James, Bradwell |
Boardman David, Castleton |
Winterbotham John, Castleton |
Bradbury Edward, Brough |
SURVEYORS - MINERAL |
Dean Joseph, Castleton |
Ashton Robert How, Castleton |
Farnsworth Charles, Hathersage |
Hall Elias, (& geologist) Castleton |
Hall George, Castleton |
TAILORS |
Holme George, Bradwell |
Calvert Robert, Bradwell |
Rowland George, Hope |
Chapman Richard, Castleton |
Wainwright Charles, Hathersage |
Downing George, Hathersage |
Walker Richard, Bradwell |
Elliott Thomas, Bradwell |
BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS |
Kay Richard, Bradwell |
Broomhead Henry, Hathersage |
TAVERNS & PUBLIC HOUSES |
Brown James, Hope |
Bell, Richard Froggart, Hathersage |
Hobson John, Hope |
Bull & Mouth, Robert Torr, Hathersage |
Marshall Anthony, Bradwell |
Bull`s Head, John Bradwell, Bradwell |
Middleton Robert, Bradwell |
Bull`s Head, John Dakin, Castleton |
Siddall Thomas, Hope |
Butchers` Arms, Deborah Watson, Castleton |
Stafford Obadiah, Bradwell |
Cheshire Cheese, Sarah Burdekin, Hope |
Taylor Robert, Hathersage |
Cross Daggers, Charles Jackson, Hope |
BUTCHERS |
Fox & Goose, A Walker, Fox Holes |
Bradwell John, Bradwell |
George & Dragon, Joseph Bocking, Bradwell |
Dakin John, Castleton |
George & Dragon, Melicent Hall, Castleton |
Frost Matthew, Castleton |
George Inn, George Morton, Hathersage |
Needham Ellice, Bradwell |
Horse Shoe, George Rowland, Hope |
CARPENTERS |
Nag`s Head, Alice Hyde, Castleton |
Ashton Joseph, Castleton |
Ordnance Arms, Robert Cook, Hathersage |
Eyre William, Brough |
Pack, Joseph Frost, Hathersage |
Marsden John, Hope |
Plough, Michael Eyre, Hathersage |
Smith William, Hathersage |
Rose & Crown, Robert Moreton, Bradwell |
GROCERS AND DEALERS IN SUNDRIES |
Waggon & Horses, Abraham Deakin, Castleton |
Barber Joseph, Bradwell |
White Hart, Ellice Needham, Bradwell |
Broomhead Thomas, Hathersage |
Woodrooffe Inn, Nathan Woodrooffe, Hope |
Clark John, Castleton |
WHEELWRIGHTS |
Cocker Samuel, Hathersage |
Higginbottom Thomas, Hathersage |
Cook David, Hathersage |
Somerset Benjn. & Isaac, Bradwell |
Eyre Thomas, Castleton |
Wilson John, Hathersage |
Hill Thomas, Castleton |
WIRE MANUFACTURERS |
Hopkinson Charles Richard, (& druggist), Castleton |
Cocker & Sons, Hathersage |
Howe Jonathan, Castleton |
Cocker Jonathan, Hathersage |
Marsden Thomas, Hathersage |
Cocker Samuel, Hathersage |
Platt James, Castleton |
Crosland Thomas, Booths |
Ramsden John, (& tallow chandler) Castleton |
MISCELLANEOUS |
Royse Isaac, Castleton |
Buxton Samuel, saddler, Hathersage |
Slack Samuel, (& tallow chandler), Castleton |
Fox William, shuttle maker, Castleton |
Somerset John, Bradwell |
Froggat Richard, button manufacturer, Hathersage |
Watkinson Benj. (& draper), Castleton |
Furness J & Co., lead ore smelters, Bradwell |
White Joseph, Hathersage |
Ibbotson Charles, paper manufacturer, Hathersage |
Wilson Sarah, Hathersage |
Pearson Benjamin, lace thread manufacturer, Brough |
HAT MANUFACTURERS |
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Evans William & James, Bradwell |
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Jackson Robert, Bradwell |
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Middleton Charles, Bradwell |
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Middleton George, Bradwell |
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Middleton Joseph, Bradwell |
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Middleton Robert, Bradwell |
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Stafford William, Bradwell |
COACHES To MANCHESTER, the Wellington (from Sheffield) calls at the Castle Inn, every day at half past twelve; goes through Chapel-en-le-Frith, Whaley Bridge, Disley and Stockport. To SHEFFIELD, the Wellington (from Manchester) calls at the Castle Inn, every afternoon at half-past three; goes through Hope and Hathersage.