Country: | England |
Static Image: | Wheston Hall Farm - geograph.org.uk - 88433.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
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.