Wheston Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Wheston Hall Farm - geograph.org.uk - 88433.jpg
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Static Image Caption:Wheston Hall Farm
Coordinates:53.28°N -1.8°W
Map Type:Derbyshire
Official Name:Wheston
Shire District:Derbyshire Dales
Shire County:Derbyshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:High Peak
Post Town:BAKEWELL
Postcode District:SK17
Postcode Area:SK
Dial Code:01298
Os Grid Reference:SK1376

Wheston is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District. Notable features include Wheston Hall and the Wheston Cross. The cross, which survives intact, is more than 11feet high. It probably dates from the 14th century and marked the way from Tideswell to Buxton along the Forest Road.[1] Images of the Madonna and Child and the Crucifixion are carved into it.[2] The cross is both a scheduled monument and a Grade II* listed building.

The village was formerly known as Whestone.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wheston . Peak District Online . 8 March 2015.
  2. Book: Sharpe, Neville T. . Crosses of the Peak District . Landmark Collectors Library . 2002 . 1843060442.