Alton, Derbyshire
Appearance
Alton | |
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![]() Alton village | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
OS grid reference | SK361642 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
Postcode district | S42 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
Alton is a very small village in Derbyshire, England.[1][2] Alton is in the civil parish of Ashover, and is around 2 miles away from Clay Cross although it is not part of the town. The village does not have a church, a school or a public house; the nearest public house is in Ashover. Being a rural community, Alton is surrounded by several farms.
Alton also has easy access to local landmark Ashover Rock, or the Fabrick as it is locally known.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 119 Buxton & Matlock (Chesterfield, Bakewell & Dove Dale) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231890.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
External links
[edit] Media related to Alton, Derbyshire at Wikimedia Commons