- Alsop en le Dale
infobox UK place
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latitude= 53.09
longitude=-01.76
official_name =Alsop en le Dale
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shire_county=Derbyshire
region= East Midlands
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os_grid_reference= SK1655Alsop en le Dale is a tiny village in
Derbyshire ,England . Located some 5 miles north of Ashbourne, it lies close to theStaffordshire border, and is only a mile fromDovedale , a popular tourist location.Comprising only a few cottages and scattered farms, there is also a significant church. 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 theTissington Trail , a 13 mile (21km) bridleway and walk/cycle path which utilizes this section of the line. Opened in 1971, this is part of theNational 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.ee also
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River Dove, Derbyshire
*Tissington Trail External links
* [http://www.ashbournechurches.org/Alsop-en-le-Dale.htm Church website]
* [http://www.wishful-thinking.org.uk/genuki/DBY/EatonAlsop/MIs.html Memorial inscriptions in the church & churchyard]
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/EatonAlsop/ historical references website]
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