Birchover

Birchover

The Red Lion Inn, Birchover
Birchover
Birchover shown within Derbyshire
Population 362 
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MATLOCK
Postcode district DE4
Dialling code 01629
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament

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.

The church at Birchover.

Eagle Tor is a small hamlet on the north western edge of the parish of Birchover.[1]

History

Birchover is situated 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.

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.

Birchover was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[2] and being worth eight shillings.[3]

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 nearby area.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Boundary Map of Birchover CP". Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Linton, Breadsall and Great Longstone.
  3. ↑ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.748
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