Hardstoft is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. It is located four miles east of Clay Cross, on the B6039 road.
Hardstoft | |
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Toll Bar Cottage, Hardstoft. | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
OS grid reference | SK439631 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
Postcode district | S45 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
The Mexican Eagle Petroleum Company found small quantities of oil near Hardstoft in 1919 under encouragement from the British government.[1]
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edit- ^ The History of the British Petroleum Company, R. W. Ferrier, accessed 28 December 2008