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Welcome to Birchover Village

Birchover, meaning ridge where birch trees grow, is a beautiful and historic village, situated on a hillside rising to Stanton Moor, in Derbyshire and the Peak District. It has some fine 17th and 18th century cottages that line the main road. Many were originally built from the finely grained gritstone mined at the edge of Stanton moor.

There are 2 award-winning pubs in the village; the Red Lion and the Druid Inn. The latter is named after the druids who practised their magic amidst Rowter Rocks, immediately above the pub. The rocks are a pile of gritstone about 70 yards long and worth exploring for the fine views they give of the wooded hillside and the valley below. The Reverand Thomas Eyre built his hideaway here, carving out a cave with seats, for him and his friends to sit on and admire the view.

Also in the village is a church, playing field, the Reading Room and Barn Farm camp site. There are many beautiful walks in and around Birchover, as well as mountain bike routes that run through or near the village.