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Rookery Mine, Ashford, Derbys

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Address: Plantation above Ashford-Buxton (A6) road,
South-west of Ashford-in-the-Water.
County: Derbyshire
Postcode: DE45 1QP
Nearest Town: Bakewell
Map Reference: SK190696
Grid Reference: E: 419000 N: 369700
Further Information: Black marble was also obtained from surface excavations on Rookery Plantation (Tomlinson 1996: 16).
Associated Name(s): Rookery Mine, Ashford, Derbys, Rookery Plantation Mine.
Period(s) Quarried: Post Medieval.