Birchover

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Birchover
Birchover shown within Derbyshire
Population	362
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MATLOCK
Postcode district	DE4
Dialling code	01629
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	West Derbyshire
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°09′N 1°39′W / 53.15, -1.65

Birchover is a village and civil parish in the Peak District National Park, in Derbyshire, England. It is about five miles north-west of Matlock, and according to the 2001 UK census had a population of 362. It also has a small village store.

Contents 1 History 2 Notable people 3 External links 4 References

[edit] History

Birchover has a rock formation called Rowtor Rocks consisting of several tunnels, carvings and caves. It is situated close to several prehistoric monuments, including Doll Tor, and several stone circles on Stanton Moor. The horror writer Joe Rattigan based a story here, 'A Room of his Own' in his first book Love Stories of the Undead, and written an article based on real-life eerie events in the nearby areas, which has seen publication in both 'Saccade' magazine, and a charity anthology called 'Dog Tales'.

Some people believe that the area was once used by Druids as a ceremonial worship site. This theory is supported by the local stone circle and the strange carvings to be found in the rock formation by the village.^{[citation needed]}

Birchover was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers^[1] and being worth eight shillings^[2].

[edit] Notable people

• Eddie Shimwell - former Blackpool football player; first full-back to score at Wembley

[edit] External links

• Birchover Village
• Birchover village directory

[edit] References