Wheston
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| Wheston | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Wheston Hall Farm | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK132763 |
| Location: | 53°17’4"N, 1°48’10"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bakewell |
| Postcode: | SK17 |
| Dialling code: | 01298 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Derbyshire Dales |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
High Peak |
Wheston is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District. It was formerly known as Whestone.
Notable features include Wheston Hall and the Wheston Cross.
The cross, which survives intact, is more than eleven feet high, and probably dates from the 14th century, marking the way over the moor 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[3] and a Grade II* listed structure.[4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Wheston) |
References
- ↑ Wheston: Peak District Online
- ↑ Sharpe, Neville T. (2002). Crosses of the Peak District. Landmark Collectors Library. ISBN 1843060442.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1009050: Standing cross known as Wheston Cross (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1215269: Village Cross (Grade II* listing)