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Term: Chesterfield

Located at junction of rivers Rother and Hipper; occupied since Roman times; expanded with construction of canal (1777), Midland Railway (1841) and iron and coal works at nearby Staveley; 14th-century St. Mary's church has unique twisted spire of warped timber; the first town to be lighted by gas lamps.