Birchover Memorial Stone plaque
Birchover Memorial Stone plaque is a stone in Birchover, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Birchover Memorial Stone plaque is situated nearby to the community center The Reading Room (Village Hall), as well as near St Michael’s Church, Birchover.Places of Interest Nearby
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. St Michael’s Church, Birchover is situated 340 feet southwest of Birchover Memorial Stone plaque.
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. Doll Tor is situated 2,400 feet north of Birchover Memorial Stone plaque.
Nine Stones Close
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nine Stones Close, also known as the Grey Ladies, is a stone circle on Harthill Moor in Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. It 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. Nine Stones Close is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Birchover Memorial Stone plaque.
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.
Birchover Memorial Stone plaque
- Type: Stone
- Inscription: “Millennium stone. This stone from which a circular core has been cut exemplifies the former industry of millstone production in Birchover. These were made from the local gritstone and exported to many parts of the world.”
- Categories: historic site, memorial, and landform
- Location: Birchover, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.15618° or 53° 9′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.64775° or 1° 38′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C5W5942+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 13512738585OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Reading Room (Village Hall) and Eagle Tor.
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