Alton, Derbyshire

Alton
Alton village
Alton is located in Derbyshire
Alton
Alton
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK361642
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTERFIELD
Postcode districtS42
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast 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.

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 119 Buxton & Matlock (Chesterfield, Bakewell & Dove Dale) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231890.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.