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Bonsall, DerbyshireBonsall is a village in the Derbyshire Dales on the edge of the Peak District. It is 5 miles from Matlock and 18 miles from Derby. Bonsall has a long history of lead mining, possibly going back to Roman times, and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Bonsall inhabitants have been involved in the textile industry, pre- and post-Arkwright. In early modern times it was on an important salters' route, and was a staging post on the road between Derby and Manchester. Bonsall is still a working village, involved in agriculture, heavy goods transport and a range of forms of information technology. Links The Bonsall History Project
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