Alton, Derbyshire

Village in Derbyshire, England

Human settlement in England

North East Derbyshire

Derbyshire

Region

East Midlands

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCHESTERFIELDPostcode districtS42PoliceDerbyshireFire Derbyshire Ambulance East Midlands

List of places: UK; England; Derbyshire

53°10′26″N 1°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.

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

References

^ 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.