Tag: Chesterfield

The history of Chesterfield can be dated all the way back to the 1st century when the Romans built a fort in the Derbyshire-based town only to abandon it not long afterwards. Until the late 1980s, the high quantities of coal found beneath Chesterfield made it a major economic centre for mining, but little visual evidence of this still remains. If you pay Chesterfield a visit today, you can expect to find street markets with hundreds of unique stalls, fine Elizabethan estates and inspiring architecture. Chesterfield is also home to…