Bolsover

Bolsover, town and district, administrative and historic county of Derbyshire, England. The district takes its name from the principal town in an area of agricultural land interspersed with small coal-mining settlements. The district’s administrative headquarters are in Bolsover town. One of Britain’s major smokeless fuel plants is located at Bolsover. New industries have been sought to compensate for the contraction of coal-mining employment in the locality. Important remnants of the preindustrial era include the 17th-century...