English Heritage sites near Sheldon Parish
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
4 miles from Sheldon 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.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
6 miles from Sheldon 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.
HOB HURST'S HOUSE
7 miles from Sheldon Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
PEVERIL CASTLE
8 miles from Sheldon 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.
WINGFIELD MANOR
15 miles from Sheldon 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.
SUTTON SCARSDALE HALL
16 miles from Sheldon 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.
No churches found in Sheldon Parish
Pubs in Sheldon Parish
Cock & Pullet
Quaint oldstyle pub converted from a barn. The single low ceilinged bar hosts many clocks which chime pleasingly together at the top of the hour. Three regular real ales. Reasonable prices.