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Birchover Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Birchover

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Birchover history

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Birchover is mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers, and being worth eight shillings. It is near a rock formation called Rowtor Rocks, consisting of numerous tunnels, carvings and caves.

You can visit Birchover places with Walkfo Birchover to hear history at Birchover’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Birchover has 43 places to visit in our interactive Birchover map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Birchover, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Birchover places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Birchover & the surrounding areas.

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43 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Birchover places to visit

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Birchover has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Birchover’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Birchover’s information audio spots:

Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak is a Grade II listed parish church in Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire . It was built in the 1930s and is located in Stanton and Peak .

Nine Ladies The Nine Ladies is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages . Measuring 10.8 metres in diameter, the stone circle consists of ten millstone grit stones . The purpose of such monuments is unknown, although archaeologists speculate that the stones represented supernatural entities for the circles’ builders .

Stanton Moor Stanton Moor is a small upland area in the Derbyshire Peak District of central and northern England . It is known for its megaliths – particularly the Nine Ladies stone circle – and for its natural, wind-eroded sandstone pillars .

Doll Tor Doll Tor is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages . With a diameter of 7 metres, Doll Tor consists of six upright main stones arranged in a circle . A stone cairn was added to the east of the circle, perhaps in a second phase of construction .

St Michael’s Church, Birchover St Michael’s Church, Birchover, also known as Rowtor Chapel, is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire . The church is located in the town of Birchover in the area .

Nine Stones Close Nine Stones Close, also known as the Grey Ladies, is a Bronze Age stone circle located near Youlgreave in Derbyshire . It sits within a local prehistoric landscape that includes Bronze Age barrows and settlement enclosures . The purpose of the monument is unknown, although archaeologists have speculated that the stones represented supernatural entities .

St Helen’s Church, Darley Dale St Helen’s Church, Darley Dale is a Grade II* listed parish church in Derbyshire . It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade I listed parish .

Old Millclose Mine Old Millclose Mine was a lead mine near Wensley, Derbyshire, England . The engine house of the mine survives as a ruin; it is a scheduled monument .

St Mary the Virgin’s Church, South Darley St Mary the Virgin’s Church, South Darley is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire. At the entrance to the churchyard is a memorial to the men from the parish who died in the two world wars.

St John the Baptist’s Church, Winster St John the Baptist’s Church, Winster is a Grade II listed parish church in Winster, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now on the marketable site of Winster.

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