2014

SK2853 : King's Field, Miller's Green, Wirksworth, Derbys

taken 9 years ago, near to Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England

King's Field, Miller's Green, Wirksworth, Derbys
King's Field, Miller's Green, Wirksworth, Derbys
The cricket field used by the Wirksworth and Middleton Cricket Club. They were established in 1849 and 1880 respectively and finally merged in 2008. Wirksworth was once the centre of an important lead mining area - an expanse of 73,800 acres - known as the King's Field. In the C9th the area was owned by Repton Abbey and rent was paid to the Benedictine monks in the form of lead. When the Abbey was destroyed by the Danes in 875 AD, the area came under the control of the Danish King. In the Kings Field area, south of Wirksworth, individuals were allowed to search for lead, subject to the laws and customs of the appointed mining authority.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Sport, Leisure Suburb, Urban fringe Primary Subject: Cricket Pitch other tags: Cricket Pitch Former Lead Mining Area Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · King's Field [4] Title Clusters: · King's Field, Miller's Green, Wirksworth, Derbys [3] ·
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SK2853, 259 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Hallam-Jones   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 18 October, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 18 October, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 2837 5312 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:4.4738N 1:34.6798W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 2838 5312
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