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Tapton House

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Tapton House, in Tapton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, was once the home of engineer George Stephenson, who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives. [1]

14 relations: Charles Markham, Chesterfield, Chesterfield Canal, Chesterfield College, Derby, Derbyshire, European Union, George Stephenson, Leeds, Motte-and-bailey castle, North Midland Railway, Staveley Coal and Iron Company, Stephenson's Rocket, Tapton, Derbyshire.

Charles Markham

Charles Buchanan Markham was born on September 15, 1926 in Durham, NC.

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Chesterfield

Chesterfield is a market town and borough in Derbyshire, England.

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Chesterfield Canal

The Chesterfield Canal is a barge canal in the East Midlands of England and it is known locally as 'Cuckoo Dyke'.

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Chesterfield College

Chesterfield College is a further education further and higher education college in the town of Chesterfield in North East Derbyshire, England.

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Derby

Derby is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England.

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Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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George Stephenson

George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer.

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Leeds

Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire, England.

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Motte-and-bailey castle

A motte-and-bailey castle is a fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade.

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North Midland Railway

The North Midland Railway was a British railway company, which opened its line from Derby to Rotherham (Masbrough) and Leeds in 1840.

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Staveley Coal and Iron Company

The Staveley Coal and Iron Company Limited was an industrial company based in Staveley, near Chesterfield, North Derbyshire.

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Stephenson's Rocket

Stephenson's Rocket was an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement.

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Tapton, Derbyshire

Tapton is a suburb of Chesterfield, in the county of Derbyshire, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapton_House

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