Alton is a very small village in
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...
, England.
Alton is in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Ashover
Ashover is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,905, increasing to 1,959 for the 2021 censu ...
, and is around 2 miles away from
Clay Cross
Clay Cross is a town and a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It is a former industrial and mining town, about south of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield.
It is directly ...
although it is not part of the town. The village does not have a church, a school or a
public house
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; 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
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Listed buildings in Idridgehay and Alton
Idridgehay and Alton is a civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 27 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one i ...
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List of places in Derbyshire
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See also
* List of settlements in Derbyshire by population
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References
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Villages in Derbyshire
Towns and villages of the Peak District
North East Derbyshire District
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