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USEFUL LINKS

This page contains links to other websites and organisations, as well as addresses of other local societies and groups, which you may find useful. The IDLHS cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage incurred through their use.

Local History Societies and Organisations
www.friendsofkirkhallamlake.btik.com A recently established group set up to care for Kirk Hallam lake and meadows.

www.heanorhistory.org.uk. The website for the Heanor and District Local History Society.

Ilkeston and District Related Sites
www.stantonironworks.co.uk A superb new website for those with an interest in Stanton Ironworks.

www.belvoircastle.com The website for Belvoir Castle. In 1608 Sir Thomas Savage sold the manor of Ilkeston to Sir John Manners, ancestor of the present Duke of Rutland and who is still Titular Lord of the Manor.

www.haddonhall.co.uk The website for Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire. This medieval house is home of Lord Edward Manners, younger brother of the present Duke of Rutland.

www.ilkeston-community-homepage.co.uk. Local news, views and events can be found on Paul Bednall's website.

www.youthfellowship.com/daleabbey A website dedicated to the history, the current use and the future of the church at Dale Abbey.

http://www.westhallam.info/ The website for the West Hallam Community Homepage.

The Stanley One-Place Study. A site for those researching their ancestry in the Stanley area.

Family History Related Sites
www.dfhs.org.uk The website for the Derbyshire Family History Society.

Libraries, Record Offices and Other Archives
www.derbyshire.gov.uk  The Derbyshire Records Office at Matlock holds a huge number of records relevant to Ilkeston.

www.staffordshire.gov.uk The Staffordshire Records Office at Lichfield holds many records relating to Ilkeston and district including hundreds of wills dating from the early 16th century.

www.derby.gov.uk  The Derby Local Studies Library, Iron Gate, Derby (tel:01332 255393) holds both census and parish records, amongst many others.

www.blackburn.anglican.org The website for the Church of England Records Centre in Bermonsey London and which holds the Church of England's archival collection amongst which are many items which relate to Ilkeston and district.

www.documentsonline.nationalarchives Is the site for the National Archives collection of records and contains many items relevant to Ilkeston and district. These can easily be purchased and downloaded.

www.domesdaybook.co.uk The Domesday Book of 1086 contains the earliest recorded name of Ilkeston which was recorded as 'Tilchestune'.

www.picturethepast.org.uk Is a joint project by the local authorities of Derbyshire, Derby, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to conserve and make publicly accessible the photograhic heritage of the North East Midlands.

Museums
www.erewashmuseum.co.uk The Erewash Museum is based at Dalby House, High Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. The museum contains a large range of archival material and displays relating to the area's social, industrial, archaeological and political history.

www.tramway.co.uk The website for the Crich Tramway Museum near Matlock Derbyshire

www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk The website for the Midland Railway Centre at Ripley Derbyshire.