Alstonefield
Coordinates: 53°05′49″N 1°48′28″W / 53.09682°N 1.8077°W
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 Alstonefield
Alstonefield shown within Staffordshire |
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| Population | 274 |
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| OS grid reference | SK130555 |
| Civil parish | Alstonefield |
| District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| 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 | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Alstonefield (alternative spelling: Alstonfield) is a village and civil parish in the Peak District National Park and the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is about 7 miles (11 km) to the North of Ashbourne, 10 miles (16 km) drive East from Leek and 16 miles (26 km) south from Buxton. The parish had a population of 274 according to the 2001 census.[1]
The village has two pubs; The George and The Watts Russell Arms.
[edit] Manor Land Claim 2007
In 2007 Mark Roberts, a businessman from Wales also previously 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.[2] After this case the Law Commission in England and Wales were considering a project to abolish feudal land law.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Alstonefield CP (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=799541&c=Alstonefield&d=16&e=15&g=486875&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1214262189118&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ BBC, To The Manor Bought, July 2007
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6923705.stm Law in Action, 31 July 2007 BBC Radio 4
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