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Alton is a picture postcard village in the Staffordshire Moorlands, famous for the theme park just up the road, and just on the fringes of the Staffordshire Peak District.

The villagers are served by three churches; St Peter鈥檚, St John鈥檚 and the Methodist chapel. The Anglican parish is 'Alton with Bradley', comprising St Peter鈥檚 and the smaller St Leonard鈥檚, which is in the hamlet of Bradley just over a mile away.

'A Country Parish' will be written up here on the web month by month through 2008 with photos, interactive comments and audio interviews.
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January '09 - Part 11 of 'A Country Parish'

In the bleak mid winter - life crawls along as the village battles snow, ice and gale force winds... yet there's plenty to get people talking.

The vicar, Michael Last, told parishioners he would be leaving in March. The search is on for a new vicar. But where is he going?

Find out in the latest instalment of a Country Parish...