Hardstoft

      Coordinates: 53°09′50″N 1°20′38″W / 53.164°N 1.344°W / 53.164; -1.344

      Hardstoft
      Hardstoft Derbyshire.jpg
      Toll Bar Cottage, Hardstoft.
      Hardstoft is located in Derbyshire
      Hardstoft

       Hardstoft shown within Derbyshire
      OS grid reference SK439631
      Civil parish Ault Hucknall
      District Bolsover
      Shire county Derbyshire
      Region East Midlands
      Country England
      Sovereign state United Kingdom
      Post town CHESTERFIELD
      Postcode district S45
      Police Derbyshire
      Fire Derbyshire
      Ambulance East Midlands
      EU Parliament East Midlands
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      Hardstoft is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. It is located four miles east of Clay Cross, on the B6039 road.

      The Mexican Eagle company found small quantities of oil near Hardstoft in 1919 under encouragement from the British government.[1]

      References

      1. ^ The History of the British Petroleum Company, R. W. Ferrier, accessed 28 December 2008
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      Last modified on 2 January 2010, at 15:32