Arkwright Town

English

Etymology

Named from the family of the English inventor and entrepreneur Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), whose son Richard Arkwright junior (1755–1843) purchased Sutton Scarsdale Hall, a stately home in nearby Sutton Scarsdale, in 1824.[1]

Proper noun

Arkwright Town

  1. A village in Sutton cum Duckmanton parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4271).

References

  1. ^ “Arkwright Town”, in Survey of English Place-Names, Nottingham University, n.d.
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