Lea Mills was founded in 1784 by Peter Nightingale and John Smedley (father of the better-known son of the same name), and was set up on a hilly site straddling a brook at Lea Bridge, just outside Matlock.
Lea Mills was founded in 1784 by Peter Nightingale. Lea Mills was founded in 1784 by John Smedley (father of the better-known son of the same name). Lea Mills was set up on a hilly site. This hilly site was straddling a brook at Lea Bridge, just outside Matlock.