Wheston

Wheston

Infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 53.28
longitude = -1.80
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name = Wheston
population =
shire_district = Derbyshire Dales
shire_county = Derbyshire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town = BAKEWELL
postcode_district = SK17
postcode_area = SK
dial_code = 01298
os_grid_reference = SK1376

Wheston is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District. Notable features include Wheston Hall, and the Wheston Cross. The cross is more than eleven feet high and survives intact. Images of the Madonna and Child and the Crucifixion are carved into it.Neville T. Sharpe, "Crosses of the Peak District" (Landmark Collectors Library, 2002)]

The village was formerly known as Whestone.

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