Upper Town
Upper Town is a locality in Birchover, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Upper Town is situated nearby to the village Birchover, as well as near Winster.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Michael’s Church, Birchover and Doll Tor.
St Michael’s Church, Birchover
Church
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
St Michael's Church, Birchover, also known as Rowtor Chapel, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birchover, Derbyshire. Located in the Peak District National Park, St Michael was built as a privately endowed chapel for the nearby Rowtor Hall.
Doll Tor
Archaeological site
Photo: Elfmeterschiessen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Doll Tor is a stone circle just west of Stanton Moor, near the village of Birchover, Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. Doll Tor is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birchover and Winster.
Birchover
Village
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
Birchover is a village and civil parish in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire, England, five miles north-west of Matlock. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 362. Eagle Tor is a small hamlet on the north-western edge of the parish.
Winster
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winster is a village in the English Derbyshire Dales about 5 miles from Matlock and 6 miles from Bakewell at an altitude of approximately 820 feet. It was formerly a centre for the lead mining industry.
Elton
Village
Photo: Mike Fowkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elton is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, and lies within the Peak District. Its nearest towns are Bakewell and Matlock.
Upper Town
- Type: Locality
- Location: Birchover, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.15239° or 53° 9′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.64268° or 1° 38′ 34″ westElevation
846 feet (258 metres)Open location code
9C5W5924+XWGeoNames ID
13275194
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