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Alsop en le Dale
Alsop en le Dale shown within Derbyshire |
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| OS grid reference | SK1655 |
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| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Alsop en le Dale is a tiny village in Derbyshire, England. Located some 5 miles north of Ashbourne, it lies close to the Staffordshire border, and is only a mile from Dovedale, a popular tourist location.
Comprising only a few cottages and scattered farms, the village is nonetheless of long standing. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book under Derbyshire in the lands belonging to the King.[1] The book which was written in 1086 said:
In Parwich are two carucates of land to the geld. There is land for two ploughs. It is waste. Kolli holds it of the king and he has three villans with two bordars with three ploughs. There are twelve acres of meadow. To this manor belong berewicks of Alsop-en-le-Dale, Hanson Grange and Cold Eaton. There are 2 carucates of land to the geld. There is land for two ploughs. It is waste.[2]
The church of St. Michael and All Angels is of Norman origin, but was restored in the 19th century. The church also serves the hamlets of Alsop Moor, Cold Eaton and Newton Grange.
Alsop Hall, located opposite the church, was built in the late 16th century for the Alsop family.
The village formerly had a station served by the railway line connecting Ashbourne to Buxton. Located to the west and above the village itself, the station is a now a car-park and access point for the Tissington Trail, a 13 mile (21 km) bridleway and walk/cycle path which utilizes this section of the line. Opened in 1971, this is part of the National Cycle Network.
The village is also a convenient starting point for walks into scenic Wolfscote Dale, which lies on the River Dove between Dovedale and Hartington village.