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  The town was later called by the Saxons. Their name for a fort was caest...
  
  Chesterfield started out as a fort and was created roughly 70 AD. Because the place was acutely full of natural minerals like tin, lead and coal the Romans probably settled here. The Roman fort later was discovered to have been built on an old iron-age fort. It is thought that by the early second century the Romans had not a requirement for the fort and shifted leaving it abandoned.
  
  The city was later named from the Saxons. Their name for a fort was caester and they called the spacious fields where cows grazed a Feld. So when the Saxons came and settled they called Caester Feld to the area which by the 10th Century was changed to Chesterfield. Chances are though, the small settlement had rapidly grown into a thriving community. It took two decades for Chesterfield to become a growing community. A Charter granted by King John in 1204 gave the Lord of The Manor the best to put up regular markets and also a, which lasted for 8 days during September, one per year.
  
  In 2004 Chesterfields Open Air Market celebrated its 800th Anniversary of its official opening.
  
  As time went on life wasn't always great in Chesterfield. Its main industry in the middle ages was the making of wool while leather was notable too with loads of Tanners, Skinners, Glovers and Saddlers. The wool website design richmond va industry thrived until the 17th Century before dying out however the leather work continued to thrive until the 18th Century.
  
  None of this is to help with the countless conditions that have been around though. Leprosy hit the location therefore poor that the Leper hostel focused on St Leonard needed to be created. Then the same as every where else within the sixteenth century the Black Death struck. There was a serious outbreak in 1586-1587and unluckily, Chesterfield was hit again in 1608.
  
  Chesterfield was somewhat oblivious to the va web design industrial revolution of the 18th Century but gradually continued to grow with the aid visit my website of better communications served by the building of TurnPike streets, the chesterfield tube and the introduction of railroad, due to George Stephenson, who lived at Tapton House from 1838 1848 and is now buried in the Holy Trinity Church.
  
  In 1892 the border of the borough was improved and the nearby settlement of Brampton became part of Chesterfield. This was the first of numerous changes and an indicator that Chesterfield was a growing and thriving city. By now it had a unique separate police and fire brigade.
  
  Many more changes were soon to come along starting with the release of Electric street lights and trams, which were soon ditched, as Chesterfield eventually caught up with its neighbouring villages and joined in with the industrial revolution. The 20th Century had appeared.
  
  With the introduction of Council homes in the 20s and 30s, the further boundary changes providing Hasland and Newbold into the folds of Chesterfield and the making of the new Town Hall( 1938 ),Pomegranate Theatre ( 1949) and The Nth Derbyshire Royal Hospital (1984), Chesterfield started to look much the same as it does today.
  
  Thus far Chesterfield provides, as well as its traditional markets, a centre opened in 1981 as well as a straight newer Shopping centre opened in 2000 as vacation of the retail industry and the region took precedent over the failing manufacturing industry.
  
  Therefore there you've it a short history of Chesterfield.
  
  One now wonders what will the present hi tech world of computers and the web have in store for this Historic Market Town.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The town was later called by the Saxons. Their name for a fort was caest... <br /> <br /> Chesterfield started out as a fort and was created roughly 70 AD. Because the place was acutely full of natural minerals like tin, lead and coal the Romans probably settled here. The Roman fort later was discovered to have been built on an old iron-age fort. It is thought that by the early second century the Romans had not a requirement for the fort and shifted leaving it abandoned. <br /> <br /> The city was later named from the Saxons. Their name for a fort was caester and they called the spacious fields where cows grazed a Feld. So when the Saxons came and settled they called Caester Feld to the area which by the 10th Century was changed to Chesterfield. Chances are though, the small settlement had rapidly grown into a thriving community. It took two decades for Chesterfield to become a growing community. A Charter granted by King John in 1204 gave the Lord of The Manor the best to put up regular markets and also a, which lasted for 8 days during September, one per year. <br /> <br /> In 2004 Chesterfields Open Air Market celebrated its 800th Anniversary of its official opening. <br /> <br /> As time went on life wasn't always great in Chesterfield. Its main industry in the middle ages was the making of wool while leather was notable too with loads of Tanners, Skinners, Glovers and Saddlers. The wool <a href="http://www.web-designvirginia.com/web-design-richmond-va/" rel="nofollow">website design richmond va</a> industry thrived until the 17th Century before dying out however the leather work continued to thrive until the 18th Century. <br /> <br /> None of this is to help with the countless conditions that have been around though. Leprosy hit the location therefore poor that the Leper hostel focused on St Leonard needed to be created. Then the same as every where else within the sixteenth century the Black Death struck. There was a serious outbreak in 1586-1587and unluckily, Chesterfield was hit again in 1608. <br /> <br /> Chesterfield was somewhat oblivious to the <a href="http://www.web-designvirginia.com/va-web-design/" rel="nofollow">va web design</a> industrial revolution of the 18th Century but gradually continued to grow with the aid <a href="http://www.web-designvirginia.com/va-web-design/" rel="nofollow">visit my website</a> of better communications served by the building of TurnPike streets, the chesterfield tube and the introduction of railroad, due to George Stephenson, who lived at Tapton House from 1838 1848 and is now buried in the Holy Trinity Church. <br /> <br /> In 1892 the border of the borough was improved and the nearby settlement of Brampton became part of Chesterfield. This was the first of numerous changes and an indicator that Chesterfield was a growing and thriving city. By now it had a unique separate police and fire brigade. <br /> <br /> Many more changes were soon to come along starting with the release of Electric street lights and trams, which were soon ditched, as Chesterfield eventually caught up with its neighbouring villages and joined in with the industrial revolution. The 20th Century had appeared. <br /> <br /> With the introduction of Council homes in the 20s and 30s, the further boundary changes providing Hasland and Newbold into the folds of Chesterfield and the making of the new Town Hall( 1938 ),Pomegranate Theatre ( 1949) and The Nth Derbyshire Royal Hospital (1984), Chesterfield started to look much the same as it does today. <br /> <br /> Thus far Chesterfield provides, as well as its traditional markets, a centre opened in 1981 as well as a straight newer Shopping centre opened in 2000 as vacation of the retail industry and the region took precedent over the failing manufacturing industry. <br /> <br /> Therefore there you've it a short history of Chesterfield. <br /> <br /> One now wonders what will the present hi tech world of computers and the web have in store for this Historic Market Town.</div>

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