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Multi-periodSite Name: St Michael’s Church (Birchover) Alternative Name: Rowtor ChapelCountry: England County: Derbyshire Type: Carving
Nearest Village: Birchover
Map Ref: SK23576210
Latitude: 53.155515N Longitude: 1.648985W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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The Saxons were the first to settle here. The original settlement, known as Uppertown, is half a mile to the south. The settlement moved to what is now Birchover when the population outgrew the water supply. There is no record of a church being at Uppertown but carved and dressed stones can be seen in the field boundary walls, including some stones decorated with Norman chevrons.
The Normans were the first to build a church at Birchover. The present church dates from c.1700. The walls of the church contain fragments of the Norman church, which can be seen from the outside. There are also Celtic heads incorporated in the walls of the church. These probably date back to the Brigantes tribe.
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