Excerpt from A History of Heyworth In this History of Heyworth the author has endeavored to set forth an interesting account of the village from its foundation to the present time. A narration on the possession of the territory in which the town now stands was deemed necessary for a more vivid picture of the vicinity before settlement days. Consequently, such an introduction was placed in advance of the extensive discourse on the town and its citizens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.