Eaton and Alsop is a
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 below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
within the
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales ( ) is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 71,116. Much of it is in the Peak District, although most of its population lies along the River Derwent.
The borough borders ...
district, in the county of
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
, England. Largely rural, Along with the adjacent
Newton Grange parish, in 2011 Eaton and Alsop had a population of 155.
It is north west of
London
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, north west of the county city of
Derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...
, and north of the market town of
Ashbourne. Eaton and Alsop is wholly within the
Peak District
The Peak District is an upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southe ...
national park, and touches the parishes of
Alstonefield
Alstonefield (alternative spelling: Alstonfield) is a village and civil parish in the Peak District National Park and the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England about north of Ashbourne, east of Leek and south of Buxton. ...
,
Hartington Nether Quarter
Hartington Nether Quarter is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The parish was created from the subdivision of the old Hartington parish. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 410, increasing to ...
, Newton Grange and
Parwich
Parwich is a village and parish in the Derbyshire Dales, 7 miles north of Ashbourne. In the 2011 census the population of the civil parish was 472.
Village facilities include the Anglican church of St Peter's, a primary school, the Sycamore Inn ...
. There are five
listed building
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s in Eaton and Alsop.
Toponymy
Alsop: It was reported in
Domesday
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as ''Elleshope.'' The full modern name of this place is
Alsop en le Dale
Alsop en le Dale is a village in Derbyshire, England about north of Ashbourne close to the Staffordshire border, and a mile from Dovedale, a popular tourist location within the Peak District national park. It is within the civil parish of Eat ...
, meaning 'Ælli's/Ella's valley', the 'en la Dale' suffix being a later addition. The initial element is from the name of the Anglo Saxon King Ella, and the later syllable is from the Celtic 'hwpp' meaning 'a sloping place between hills' - the sloping place of Ella between the hills.
Eaton: Short for Coldeaton or Cold Eaton, it was known as Eitune as reported in Domesday in 1086 which means 'island farm'. It is above the steeply-rising bank of the River Dove, situated on a spur and overlooking a small island in the river. It is prefixed 'Cold' due to its exposed location.
Eaton and Alsop, as an