Hardstoft

Hardstoft
Toll Bar Cottage, Hardstoft.
Hardstoft Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK439631
Civil parish	Ault Hucknall
District	Bolsover
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTERFIELD
Postcode district	S45
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°09′50″N1°20′38″W / 53.164°N 1.344°W / 53.164; -1.344

Hardstoft is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. It is located four miles east of Clay Cross, on the B6039 road.

The Mexican Eagle Petroleum Company found small quantities of oil near Hardstoft in 1919 under encouragement from the British government. ^[1]

See also

• Listed buildings in Ault Hucknall

References

1. The History of the British Petroleum Company, R. W. Ferrier, accessed 28 December 2008