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MARKEATON, a township in Mackworth parish, Derbyshire; on an affluent of the river Derwent. 1½ mile NW of Derby. Real property, £4,835. Pop., 247. Houses, 42. The manor belonged to the Earls of Chester; passed to the Touchets; and, with Markeaton Hall, belongs now to W. Mundy, Esq. The Hall was built in 1755, and stands in a spacious park.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Mackworth AP/CP Markeaton CP/Tn Derbyshire AncC |
Place: | Markeaton |
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