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- ↑ Historical background BBC Local History - Derbyshire, Feb 2004
- ↑ ‘The Roses of Eyam’ at Maddog. June 2005
- 1 2 Taylor, Don; Speakman, Ray (1996). The Roses of Eyam. Heinemann. pp. Introduction. ISBN 0-435-23316-5.
- 1 2 IMDB details Information on the 1973 TV production.
- ↑ Hunt, Peter; Sheila, G; Bannister, Ray (1996). International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Taylor & Francis. p. 218. ISBN 0-415-08856-9.
- ↑ Genealogical evidence of this Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine William Mompesson of Eyam (1639-1709) at Genealogy UK and Ireland. Rosemary Lockie , March 2007