Anchor Church

Anchor Church is a series of caves in a Keuper Sandstone outcrop, close to the village of Ingleby, Derbyshire, England. The caves have been extended by human intervention to form a crude dwelling place, complete with door and window holes.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: caves in Derbyshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Anchor Church, Ingleby, Derbyshire”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Saviour’s Church, Foremark and St Andrew’s Church, Twyford.

St Saviour’s Church, Foremark

Church

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St Saviour's Church, Foremark, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Foremark, Derbyshire. St Saviour’s Church, Foremark is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Anchor Church.

St Andrew’s Church, Twyford

Church

Photo: Jerry Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Andrew’s Church, Twyford is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Twyford, Derbyshire. St Andrew’s Church, Twyford is situated 1 mile northwest of Anchor Church.

St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow-upon-Trent

Church

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St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire. St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow-upon-Trent is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Anchor Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foremark and Ingleby.

Foremark

Hamlet

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Foremark is a hamlet and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It contains Foremarke Hall, a medieval manor house which now houses Repton Preparatory School; and part of Foremark Reservoir.

Ingleby

Hamlet

Ingleby is a hamlet and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district, in Derbyshire, England, situated to the south of the River Trent on a rise between Stanton by Bridge and Repton.