单词 | ilkeston |
释义 | IlkestonIlkeston(ˈɪlkɪstən)IlkestonIlkeston(ĭl`kĕstən), town (1991 pop. 34,683), Derbyshire, central England. Iron and coal mines lie to the south. Rayon, lace, hosiery, and iron goods are manufactured. Ilkeston is mentioned in the Domesday BookDomesday Book, record of a general census of England made (1085–86) by order of William I (William the Conqueror). The survey ascertained the economic resources of most of the country for purposes of more accurate taxation. ..... Click the link for more information. . Eastwood, a nearby mining village, is the birthplace of D. H. LawrenceLawrence, D. H. (David Herbert Lawrence), 1885–1930, English author, one of the primary shapers of 20th-century fiction. Life The son of a Nottingham coal miner, Lawrence was a sickly child, devoted to his refined but domineering mother, who insisted upon his ..... Click the link for more information. , and many of his novels are set in the area. Ilkeston |
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