English Heritage sites near Butterton Parish

Arbor Low Stone Circle and Gib Hill Barrow

ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW

7 miles from Butterton 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.

Croxden Abbey

CROXDEN ABBEY

10 miles from Butterton Parish

The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.

Nine Ladies Stone Circle

NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE

12 miles from Butterton 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

HOB HURST'S HOUSE

16 miles from Butterton Parish

A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.

Peveril Castle

PEVERIL CASTLE

17 miles from Butterton 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

WINGFIELD MANOR

19 miles from Butterton 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.


Churches in Butterton Parish

Butterton S.Bartholomew

Pubs in Butterton Parish

Black Lion Inn

Butterton, nr Leek, ST13 7SP
(01538) 304232
blacklioninn.co.uk

A charming pub set in the heart of the village next to the church, within the Peak District National Park and close to the Manifold trail. The pub has plenty of olde worlde charm. There is a single bar, a separate restaurant, and a good-siz...