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Buxton history
The town grew in importance in the late 18th century when it was developed by the Dukes of Devonshire. Victorians were drawn to the reputed healing properties of its waters. The origins of the town’s name are unclear.
Stone Age beginnings
First inhabitants of Buxton made their home at Lismore Fields some 6,000 years ago. Stone Age settlement, a Scheduled Monument, was rediscovered in 1984. Remains of Mesolithic timber roundhouse and Neolithic longhouses.
Roman settlement
The Romans developed a settlement known as Aquae Arnemetiae (“Baths of the goddess of the grove”) Coins found indicate that the Romans were in Buxton throughout their occupation of Britain.
Middle Ages
The name Buckestones was first recorded in the 12th century as part of the Peverel family’s estate. From 1153 the town was within the Duchy of Lancaster’s Crown estate. Monastic farms were set up in Fairfield in the 13th century and in the 14th.
Spa town boom
Built on the River Wye, Buxton became a spa town because of its geothermal spring. The spring waters are piped to St Ann’s Well, a shrine since medieval times at the foot of The Slopes. The well was declared one of the Seven Wonders of the Peak by Hobbes.
20th century
Buxton held a base for British and Canadian troops in the First World War. Granville Military Hospital was set up at the Buxton Hydropathic Hotel. RAF Harpur Hill became an underground bomb-storage facility during World War II. It was also the base for the Peak District section of the RAF Mountain Rescue Service.
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