Description
Eyam, a village, a township, and a parish in Derbyshire. The village stands in Eyam Dale, near the river Derwent, 5 miles E by N of Tideswell, and 5 N of Hassop station on "the M.R., and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Sheffield. It was known at Domesday as Aiune; it rests on two different rock-formations-the S side on mountain limestone, the N side on shale and sandstone; and it is ibuilt of stone, and presents a clean and cheerful appearance. The township includes the village. Acreage, 2537; population, 996. The parish contains also the townships of Eyam Woodlands and Foolow. Acreage, 4541; population, 1414. The lords of the manor are the Duke of Devonshire, the Earl Temple, and Lord Hothfield. Eyam Dale is liighly romantic and picturesque, and abounds with elevated Tocks and interesting caverns. Cncklet Dell, or the Delf, has steep and rugged sides, yet presents an aspect of verdure, softness, and boskiness, and opens into Middleton Dale with a mellowing effect upon that dale's wildness. Cucklet Church is a large mass of rock projecting from the steep sides of the
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