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Elton, Derbyshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Elton, Derbyshire

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Elton, Derbyshire history

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Elton was mentioned in the Domesday book in 1086 when it was owned by Henry de Ferrers. Iron Age fort, Castle Ring, is near the village. The area used to be known for lead mining.

Elton, Derbyshire geography / climate

Elton is on a hillside overlooking a rock formation known as Robin Hood’s Stride. It lies on the division between gritstone and limestone countryside and there are examples of buildings and walls constructed with both types of stone. The nearest towns are Bakewell and Matlock.

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39 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Elton, Derbyshire places to visit

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Elton, Derbyshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Elton, Derbyshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Elton, Derbyshire’s information audio spots:

Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak is a Grade II listed parish church in Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire . It was built in the 1930s and is located in Stanton and Peak .

Nine Ladies The Nine Ladies is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages . Measuring 10.8 metres in diameter, the stone circle consists of ten millstone grit stones . The purpose of such monuments is unknown, although archaeologists speculate that the stones represented supernatural entities for the circles’ builders .

Stanton Moor Stanton Moor is a small upland area in the Derbyshire Peak District of central and northern England . It is known for its megaliths – particularly the Nine Ladies stone circle – and for its natural, wind-eroded sandstone pillars .

Doll Tor Doll Tor is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages . With a diameter of 7 metres, Doll Tor consists of six upright main stones arranged in a circle . A stone cairn was added to the east of the circle, perhaps in a second phase of construction .

St Michael’s Church, Birchover St Michael’s Church, Birchover, also known as Rowtor Chapel, is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire . The church is located in the town of Birchover in the area .

Nine Stones Close Nine Stones Close, also known as the Grey Ladies, is a Bronze Age stone circle located near Youlgreave in Derbyshire . It sits within a local prehistoric landscape that includes Bronze Age barrows and settlement enclosures . The purpose of the monument is unknown, although archaeologists have speculated that the stones represented supernatural entities .

Old Millclose Mine Old Millclose Mine was a lead mine near Wensley, Derbyshire, England . The engine house of the mine survives as a ruin; it is a scheduled monument .

St John the Baptist’s Church, Winster St John the Baptist’s Church, Winster is a Grade II listed parish church in Winster, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now on the marketable site of Winster.

Harthill, Derbyshire Largely rural, in 2011 Harthill had a population of 126. It touches the parishes of Birchover, Elton, Gratton, Nether Haddon, Stanton and Youlgreave. It is 128 miles (206 km) north west of London.

Ivonbrook Grange Ivonbrook Grange is wholly within the Peak District national park on its southern edge. It shares a border with the parishes of Aldwark, Bonsall, Brassington, Ible as well as Winster. There is one listed structure in the parish.

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