Wheston
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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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Wheston is referenced by 9 other articles, and connects out to England, list of sovereign states and geographic coordinate system.
It is catalogued under topics including Derbyshire Dales, Towns and villages of the Peak District and Villages in Derbyshire.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Derbyshire Dales
- Population
- 48
- Shares border with
- Peak Forest
- Image
- Wheston Cross - geograph.org.uk - 639522.jpg
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- Wheston
- OS grid reference
- SK1376
- postal code
- SK17
- P8168
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wheston” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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