| Chesterfield is a historic market town. It lies north of | | | | Chesterfield Market with more than 250 stalls crowds |
| Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and | | | | into the town centre every Monday, Friday and |
| Hipper. Chesterfield is Derbyshire's second largest | | | | Saturday. The open air market has been going since |
| town. In the early 20th century Chesterfield at last | | | | at least 1165. It celebrated the 800th anniversary of |
| became industrialised. A heavy engineering industry | | | | its official foundation in 2004. |
| grew up and prospered here. | | | | The Pavements Centre offers twenty-first century |
| In 1766 the first canal-building boom had started in | | | | shopping behind a disguise of historic buildings. Vicar |
| Chesterfield. Of all the proposed cargoes coal was | | | | Lane was redeveloped in 2000 to become a |
| considered the most important because the fledgling | | | | pedestrianised, open-air shopping area. The near by |
| Canal Company aimed to undersell the rival south | | | | narrow cobbled streets of The Shambles have |
| Yorkshire coal fields. The most famous item carried | | | | pavement cafes and hosts of ancient shops, and the |
| was stone to rebuild the Houses of Parliament in the | | | | half-timbered Elizabethan, Royal Oak, the oldest inn in |
| 1840s | | | | town. |