The Little Castle was designed as a self-contained lodging for Sir Charles and his close family.
At his death in 1929 Sir John Plowright Houfton was described as 'a great public man' with a 'long and distinguished association with the Bolsover
To most people today, 'Bolsover' means the small town in north eastern Derbyshire, about six miles east of Chesterfield.
In this section on overview of the geology and landscape of Bolsover area is given.
How did railways develop in Bolsover and the north Derbyshire coalfield? What caused their decline?
Darley abbey was a house of Augustinian canons established in the early 12th century on the banks of the river Derwent a few miles north of Derby.
When Domesday Book was compiled in 1086 the whole of the modern parish of Bolsover formed a single manor.
Bolsover Castle was built in the 17th century but occupies a medieval site, at the western edge of the limestone plateau in the south-west corner o
The manor of Bolsover
