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A Brief History Of Chesterfield

The city was later named by the Saxons. Their term for a fort was caest...

Chesterfield started off as a fort and was built approximately 70 AD. The Romans probably settled here because the place was extremely rich in natural minerals like tin, lead and coal. The Roman fort later was found to have been built on a vintage iron-age fort. It's believed that by the early 2nd century the Romans had no more visit link an importance of the fort and shifted leaving it abandoned.

The city was later named by the Saxons. Their term for a fort was caester and they called the wide open areas where cows grazed a Feld. So when the Saxons arrived and settled they called Caester Feld to the region which by the 10th Century was changed to Chesterfield. By now though, the tiny settlement had rapidly grown right into a thriving village. It took two generations for Chesterfield to become a growing town. A Charter granted by King John in 1204 gave god The Father of The Manor the right to hold even and regular markets a, which lasted for 8 days during September, annually.

In 2004 Chesterfields Open Air Market celebrated its 800th Anniversary of its formal opening.

As time continued life was not always great in Chesterfield. Their major industry in the middle ages was the making of wool though leather was notable too with lots of Skinners, Tanners, Glovers and Saddlers. The wool industry thrived until the 17th Century before dying out nevertheless the leather work continued to thrive until the 18th Century.

None of the was to help with the many conditions which were around though. Leprosy hit the location so poor a Leper hostel specialized in St Leonard must be built. Then just like every where else in 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 industrial revolution of the 18th Century but slowly continued to grow with the aid of better communications served by the building of TurnPike paths, the chesterfield canal and the introduction of railroad, courtesy of George Stephenson, who lived at Tapton House from 1838 1848 and is currently 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. That was the initial of many changes and an indication that Chesterfield was a thriving and growing city. By this time it'd its separate police and fire brigade.

Many more changes were soon to come along starting with the release of Electric road lights and trams, which were soon ditched, as Chesterfield finally swept up with its neighbouring towns and joined in with the industrial revolution. The 20th Century had appeared.

With the introduction of Council houses in the 20s and 30s, the further boundary changes providing Hasland and Newbold in to 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 initially to look quite similar since it does today.

To date Chesterfield provides, as well as its traditional markets, a centre opened in 1981 as well as an even newer Shopping centre opened in 2,000 as precedent has been taken by tourism the peak district the retail industry over the failing manufacturing industry.

So there you've it a short history of Chesterfield.

One now wonders what'll the present hi tech world of computers and the internet have available with this Historic Market Town.