Birchover

Coordinates: 53°09′N 1°39′W / 53.15°N 1.65°W / 53.15; -1.65
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Birchover
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMATLOCK
Postcode districtDE4
Dialling code01629
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Derbyshire
53°09′N 1°39′W / 53.15°N 1.65°W / 53.15; -1.65

Birchover is a village and

2001 Census
, it had a population of 362. Eagle Tor is a small hamlet on the north western edge of the parish.[1]

History

Birchover is near a number of features of geologic and historic interest: a rock formation called Rowtor Rocks, consisting of numerous tunnels, carvings and caves; several prehistoric monuments, including Doll Tor; and a number of stone circles on Stanton Moor.

Birchover is mentioned in the

Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers,[2] and being worth eight shillings.[3]

In popular culture

Bradley Rocks near Birchover features as the location of the farm in the 1987 film The Princess Bride. The horror writer Joseph Freeman based a story here, 'A Room of his Own', in his first book Love Stories of the Undead (later reprinted in 2008's "This Is My Blood"), and has had articles published in Saccade magazine and a charity anthology called Dog Tales based on real-life eerie events in the area.

Notable people

  • football player; first full-back to score at Wembley

See also

References

  1. ^ "Boundary Map of Birchover CP". Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  2. ^ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Linton, Breadsall and Great Longstone.
  3. ISBN 0-14-143994-7
    p.748

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