▁D ron field , ▁in ▁North ▁East ▁Derby shire , ▁England . ▁Its ▁habit ation ▁has ▁existed ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ▁( C ow ley ▁ ▁- ▁pron ounced ▁Co ale y ▁- ▁Farm , ▁to ▁the ▁south ) ▁and ▁its ▁main ▁road , ▁Car r ▁Lane , ▁ ▁features ▁a ▁ 1 3 th - century ▁house , ▁formerly ▁Hall ▁Farm . ▁The ▁▁ 1 9 th - century ▁former ▁primary ▁School ▁on ▁Hol mes field ▁Road ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁elder ly ▁care ▁home . ▁ ▁Co al ▁min ing ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁Cent uries ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁pit ▁to ▁close ▁was ▁Hur st ▁H ollow ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁public ▁house , ▁the ▁Min ers ' ▁Ar ms , ▁stands ▁opposite ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁mines . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁min ing ▁went ▁Method ism . ▁The ▁chap el , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁has ▁recently ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁dwell ing ▁following ▁its ▁closure . ▁In ▁the ▁immediate ▁post ▁war ▁period ▁the ▁village ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁post ▁office ▁and ▁general ▁store ▁opposite ▁Hall ▁Farm ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁also ▁two ▁other ▁village ▁sh ops ▁in ▁Car r ▁Lane . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁council ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁linked ▁D ron field ▁Wood house ▁to ▁the ▁ham let ▁of