Hardstoft

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Hardstoft
Hardstoft Derbyshire.jpg
Toll Bar Cottage, Hardstoft.
Hardstoft is located in Derbyshire
Hardstoft
Hardstoft
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK439631
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTERFIELD
Postcode districtS45
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°09′50″N 1°20′38″W / 53.164°N 1.344°W / 53.164; -1.344Coordinates: 53°09′50″N 1°20′38″W / 53.164°N 1.344°W / 53.164; -1.344

Hardstoft is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. It is located four miles east of Clay Cross, on the B6039 road.

The Mexican Eagle Petroleum Company found small quantities of oil near Hardstoft in 1919 under encouragement from the British government.[1]

See also[]

  • Listed buildings in Ault Hucknall

References[]

  1. ^ The History of the British Petroleum Company, R. W. Ferrier, accessed 28 December 2008


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