Alstonefield

Alstonefield

The George and the village green
Alstonefield
Alstonefield shown within Staffordshire
Population 304 (2011)
OS grid reference SK130555
Civil parish
  • Alstonefield
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ASHBOURNE
Postcode district DE6
Dialling code 01335
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament

Alstonefield (alternative spelling: Alstonfield) is a village and civil parish in the Peak District National Park and the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England about 7 miles (11 km) north of Ashbourne, 10 miles (16 km) east of Leek and 16 miles (26 km) south of Buxton. The parish had a population of 274 according to the 2001 census,[1] increasing to 304 at the 2011 census.[2]

The village has two pubs; The George and The Watts Russell Arms.

The civil parish also contains the hamlets of Hopedale, Stanshope and Milldale.

In Wilson's 1870-1872 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, the spellings Allstonefield and Allstonfield were used.[3]

Governance

Alstonefield has a parish council, the lowest tier of local government in England.[4] It is within Staffordshire Moorlands non-metropolitan district and the county of Staffordshire, administered by Staffordshire County Council. Alstonefield is in the Parliamentary constituency of Staffordshire Moorlands and the European consituency of West Midlands.

Church

The parish church, dedicated to St Peter, is a grade 1 listed building with some 12th century stonework and is believed to be on the site of an earlier Saxon church.[5]

Manor Land Claim 2007

In 2007 Mark Roberts, a businessman involved in the Peterstone Wentloog case registered a caution against first registration for 25,000 acres (100 km2) after purchasing the Lord of the Manor of Alstonefield for £10,000 in 1999.[6] After this case the Law Commission in England and Wales was considering abolishing feudal land law.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Alstonefield CP (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  2. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Alstonefield Parish (1170218471)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Alstonfield through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Alstonefield Parish Council". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1038158)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. ↑ BBC, To The Manor Bought, July 2007
  7. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6923705.stm Law in Action, 31 July 2007 BBC Radio 4
  • Alstonefield Village
  • Alstonefield in the Domesday Book
  • Currie, C. R. J.; Greenslade, M. W. (1996). "Alstonefield". A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 7, Leek and the Moorlands. British History Online. pp. 8–27.
  • Ordnance Survey linked data on Alstonefield
  • Alstonfield: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
  • "Alstonfield through time". Vision of Britain.


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