Portal:Derbyshire/Fascinating Fact/7

... that Gresley Parish Church (pictured) was originally an Augustinian Priory, founded in the 12th Century??
...that Swarkestone Hall Pavilion is a building owned by the Landmark Trust?
...that the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein conducted aeronautical research at Chunal in Derbyshire?
... that George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston was Viceroy of India?
... that Shire Brook in Sheffield was part of the boundary between Yorkshire and Derbyshire for 900 years.?

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