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The Village
Chesterfield, England
In the towne of Chesterfield workers of one type usually live in one street. So knife smiths live in Knifesmith. Glumangate was where the minstrels live. (Gluman or gleeman was an old word for minstrel). The street name 'gate' is from the old Danish word 'gata' meaning street. It has nothing to do with gates in a wall. Saltergate was the gata or street where salt was bought from Cheshire.
However the main industry in Chesterfield was making wool. However there is also an important leather industry. There are skinners, tanners, glovers and saddlers.
Chesterfield has a leper hostel dedicated to St Leonard.
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