1.      http://www.dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/pd65/dby/kelly/wingfieldnorth.htm

North Wingfield parish originally comprised six townships, viz., NORTH WINGFIELD, with WILLIAMSTHORPE, CLAY LANE, PlLSLEY, STRETTON, TUPTON and WOODTHORPE; of these the township of Pilsley is now a separate parish, and is given under a separate head; the townships of Clay Lane, Stretton and Woodthorpe form the parish of Clay Cross (which see).

2.      http://www.timewarp.demon.co.uk/ned/cx1870.jpg  from
http://www.timewarp.demon.co.uk/ned/clayx.html
On 12th August 1848 George Stephenson died at Tapton House Chesterfield, and on his death his son Robert succeeded to his father's position, later severing his connection with the Company, which then became Clay Cross Company, taking its name from the developing township of Clay Cross. During these early days of development the growing town was virtually governed by the Company, and the area was known as Clay Lane; a Local Board took over the administration in 1878. By 1894 Clay Cross Urban District Council was established.

3.      http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:5Ia1u00vBQMJ:www.claycross.gov.uk/aboutclaycross.htm+%22clay+lane%22+%2B+%22Clay+cross%22&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=1 (this is from the cached version – the original site does not appear to exist)
In many wills and inventories and in the North Wingfield Parish records Clay Lane and Clay Cross are used synonymously from the sixteenth century onwards.

With an abundance of coal at a relatively shallow depth and when the coal seams were proved he established the George Stephenson Company, a one man affair in 1838/1839, and not in 1837, which historians quote ad nauseum.

The first few years were experimental but the company soon embarked on establishing a classic vertical integrated firm with large colliery developments, coke works, brickworks, gas works iron furnaces and foundries.

4.      http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/i/l/John-Mills/FILE/0020page.html
Clay Cross can claim to be among the pioneers of universal education,for as far back as 1854 Clay Cross Company built a block of school buildings out of the first profits made by the firm,and it was claimed that they were the first to provide nearly free education for local children.Workmen of the Company paid twopence per week no matter how many children they had at the school,which was open to other children in the area at a slightly higher fee.

5.      http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/i/l/John-Mills/FILE/0008page.html
John Millington’s name is on the list on Grassmoor Memorial.  There is also a photo of an unknown soldier – John Mills would like to hear from people who might know him.

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