Alton, Derbyshire

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Alton village
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Alton
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference SK361642
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTERFIELD
Postcode district S42
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53°10′26″N1°27′36″W / 53.174°N 1.46°W / 53.174; -1.46 Coordinates: 53°10′26″N1°27′36″W / 53.174°N 1.46°W / 53.174; -1.46

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.

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Alton also has easy access to local landmark Ashover Rock, or the Fabrick as it is locally known.

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 119 Buxton & Matlock (Chesterfield, Bakewell & Dove Dale) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN   9780319231890.
  2. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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