We’ve been taking a look back through the archives to bring you these strange but true stories. Can you add to the list?
5. Trade route
Chesterfield Canal was the most important trade route through the 19th century, linking the town to a national network of waterways. The canal has 65 locks along its 45.5-mile stretch. Photo: UGC
6. Riding high
Chesterfield had a racecourse on Whittington Moor with part of it extending onto Newbold Common. The last official race was in 1872 but racing continued unofficially until 1924. Houses now stand on the site but its horse-racing legacy lives on in street names including Stand Road where the grandstand was located and Racecourse Road which follows part of the route. Photo: Submitted
7. Resting place
In 1903 Buffalo Bill's world-renowned Wild West show came to Chesterfield. Legend has it that two of the show's Native Americans died and are buried in Boythorpe churchyard. Photo: Submitted
8. First shop
The founder of the Burton clothing brand opened his first shop in Chesterfield in 1904. Known as Maurice Burton locally, the business founder was christened Meshe David Osinsky and had emigrated from the province of Kovno, the modern-day Lithuania. Photo: Submitted