Wheston

Wheston
Wheston
	Wheston Hall Farm
	Wheston Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK1376
District	Derbyshire Dales;
Shire county	Derbyshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BAKEWELL
Postcode district	SK17
Dialling code	01298
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	High Peak;
	List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°17′N 1°48′W / 53.28°N 1.80°W

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 11 feet (3.4 m) high, 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 village was formerly known as Whestone.

References

^ "Wheston". Peak District Online. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ Sharpe, Neville T. (2002). Crosses of the Peak District. Landmark Collectors Library. ISBN 1843060442.

External links

Media related to Wheston at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Wheston". Peak District Online. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[sharpe-2] Sharpe, Neville T. (2002). Crosses of the Peak District. Landmark Collectors Library. ISBN 1843060442.

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