▁North . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Par ish ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁“ M agn esian ▁Lim estone ▁B elt ”, ▁a ▁landscape ▁feature ▁formed ▁by ▁a ▁narrow ▁north - s outh ▁tr ending ▁esc arp ment . ▁The ▁Mag nes ian ▁Lim estone ▁B elt ▁is ▁typ ified ▁by ▁well ▁dra ined ▁and ▁fert ile ▁so ils ▁which ▁were ▁ideal ▁for ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁settlement s ▁like ▁Cam ps all . ▁Before ▁the ▁industrial ▁revolution , ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁in access ible ▁and ▁water log ged ▁mar sh es ▁of ▁the ▁H umber head ▁Level s , ▁whilst ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁was ▁the ▁Bar ns dale ▁Forest , ▁an ▁area ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁legend ▁of ▁Robin ▁H ood ▁and ▁various ▁out la ws ▁and ▁band its ▁who ▁pre yed ▁upon ▁trav ellers ▁on ▁the ▁Great ▁North ▁Road . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ans , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁fort ▁two ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁which ▁guard ed ▁the ▁crossing ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Sk ell ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁North ▁Road , ▁an ▁early ▁wooden ▁Sax on ▁church ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Cam ps all , ▁although ▁nothing ▁of ▁this ▁remains ▁today . ▁Following ▁the ▁Con quest ▁a ▁large ▁Norman ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁out ▁of ▁local ▁stone ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁who ▁were ▁engaged ▁with ▁agricult ural ▁and ▁rural ▁employ ment ▁during ▁the ▁media eval ▁period . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁Cam ps all ▁was ▁rapidly ▁growing ▁in ▁importance ▁and ▁was ▁granted ▁a