You would be forgiven should you think the answer is Birmingham or Sheffield. The centre, according to Chesterfield Borough Council, was Chesterfield and in recognition of this the boundary signs on the main roads leading into the town had the strap-line 'The Centre of Industrial England'. The validity of the claim depends on definition. Is the 'centre' geographical, based on numbers of people engaged in industry, or some other measure. Ambiguity and/or vagueness may be an attribute!
Chesterfield has a rich industrial heritage. Coal mining, ironworks, heavy engineering all gone along with their supply chains.
KENT COMMUNITY ACTIVIST: acerbic, carping, caustic, curmudgeonly,critical, cynical, grumpy, moaning, sardonic and plain speaking.
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