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The name 'Chatsworth' is a corruption of Chetel's-worth, meaning "the Court of Chetel". [6] In the reign of Edward the Confessor, a man of Norse origin named Chetel (Danish-Norwegian: Ketil) held lands jointly with a Saxon named Leotnoth in three townships: Ednesoure to the west of the Derwent, and Langoleie and Chetesuorde to the east. [7]
The main family seat of the Cavendish family since 1549, on the eastern side of the River Derwent. The house and gardens attract about 300,000 visitors a year. The surrounding parkland covers 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2). [2] The house is a Grade I listed building. [3] Duke of Devonshire: Hardwick Hall: Near Chesterfield
Chatsworth House. Chatsworth is a civil parish in Derbyshire, England, within the area of the Derbyshire Dales and the Peak District National Park. The population is largely in and around Chatsworth House and is considered to be too low to justify a parish council. Instead, there is a parish meeting, at which all electors may attend.
The Derwent is a river in Derbyshire, England. ... Calver and Baslow, and through the estate of Chatsworth House, before it is joined by the River Wye at Rowsley.
The Derwent Valley Heritage Way (DVHW) is a 55 miles (89 km) waymarked footpath along the Derwent Valley through the Peak District (as far as Rowsley). The walk starts from Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District National Park via Chatsworth, the scenery around the Derbyshire Dales, and through the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
View of Chatsworth House and bridge from across River Derwent, Derbyshire, in 2002 "No house has a lovelier setting than Chatsworth House ." The first house was built by Bess of Hardwick and William Cavendish at the end of the 16th century.
The Emperor Fountain is a 19th-century fountain in the grounds of Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England. The Canal Pond in which the fountain stands is 283 metres (928 ft) long and 30 metres (98 ft) wide. The fountain and pairs of surrounding sculptures has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. [1]
The estate on the banks of the River Derwent covers nearly 2,000 acres of gardens, landscaped parkland and woodland. In the 1700s Lancelot "Capability" Brown designed the estate's landscape. In the 1800s Joseph Paxton was the head gardener. The house and park are open to public and attract about 300,000 visitors a year.