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The Tutbury Hoard - Thousands of Silver Coins Found in the River Dove

The Tutbury Hoard - Thousands of Silver Coins Found in the River Dove

On a sunny day on the 1st of June 1831, a group of unsuspecting workmen from the cotton mill in Tutbury were digging in the river Dove to clear the water and improve the mill. They were digging near the bridge when one of the workers dug up a silver

Could a Cannonball, Found in a Field in Werrington, Staffordshire, Be Proof That Oliver Cromwell Fought a Battle There in the English Civil War?

Could a Cannonball, Found in a Field in Werrington, Staffordshire, Be Proof That Oliver Cromwell Fought a Battle There in the English Civil War?

Metal detecting is a hobby of mine, and although I am yet to find gold, I have found some very interesting bits of local history. We know that Oliver Cromwell led his troops from Biddulph, through Leek, past Werrington and off to Stafford, where the infamous Battle of Hopton Heath,