Claim: Carsington is recorded as one of the berewicks (supporting farms) of the town and manor of Wirksworth and was major  location for lead mining.
Evidence: Carsington is recorded in Domesday Book of 1086 as one of the berewicks (supporting farms) of the town and manor of Wirksworth. During the Middle Ages and right up until about 1800 it was a major location for lead mining and the lead obtained in the many Brassington and Carsington mines was usually smelted in Wirksworth.