English Heritage sites near Elton Parish
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
2 miles from Elton Parish
A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
4 miles from Elton Parish
The region's most important prehistoric site, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set in high moorland. A circle of some 50 white limestone slabs within an earthen bank and ditch.
HOB HURST'S HOUSE
7 miles from Elton Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
WINGFIELD MANOR
10 miles from Elton Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
PEVERIL CASTLE
14 miles from Elton Parish
Founded soon after 1066 by William Peverel, one of William the Conqueror's most trusted knights, Peveril Castle offers breathtaking views of the Peak District from its position high above Castleton.
SUTTON SCARSDALE HALL
15 miles from Elton Parish
The imposing shell of a grandiose Georgian mansion built in 1724-29, with an immensely columned exterior. Roofless since 1919, when its interiors were dismantled and some exported to America.
Churches in Elton Parish
All Saints, Elton
Pubs in Elton Parish
Duke of York
Time appears to stand still in Elton with this unchanged village pub. Off the central corridor are two basically furnished rooms, whilst towards the rear is the bar and snug with quarry tiled floor, fixed bench seating and real fire which i...