Wheston
Sign in to saveAlso known as Wheston, Derbyshire
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 high. It probably dates from the 14th century and marked the way from Tideswell to Buxton along the Forest Road. Images of the Madonna and Child and the Crucifixion are carved into it. The cross is both a scheduled monument and a Grade II* listed building.
Weather now
cached 437h ago7-day forecast
via Open-Meteo
Place details
- Locality
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image
- Wheston Hall Farm - geograph.org.uk - 88433.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Wheston Hall Farm
- UK place.map_type
- Derbyshire
- UK place.official_name
- Wheston
- UK place.shire_district
- Derbyshire Dales
- UK place.shire_county
- Derbyshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- High Peak
- UK place.post_town
- BAKEWELL
- UK place.postcode_district
- SK17
- UK place.postcode_area
- SK
- UK place.dial_code
- 01298
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK1376
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 48
- Image
- Wheston Cross - geograph.org.uk - 639522.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- Wheston
- OS grid reference
- SK1376
- postal code
- SK17
- P8168
- Honda Civic
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Article
2 sectionsContents
- References
- External links
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 high. It probably dates from the 14th century and marked the way from Tideswell to Buxton along the Forest Road. Images of the Madonna and Child and the Crucifixion are carved into it. The cross is both a scheduled monument and a Grade II* listed building.
thumb|left|Wheston Cross The village was formerly known as Whestone.
On the map
2 mapped locations
Available in 9 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0