English Heritage sites near Whaley Bridge Parish
PEVERIL CASTLE
9 miles from Whaley Bridge 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.
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
15 miles from Whaley Bridge 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
19 miles from Whaley Bridge 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
19 miles from Whaley Bridge Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
SANDBACH CROSSES
20 miles from Whaley Bridge Parish
The two massive Saxon stone crosses, elaborately carved with animals and Biblical scenes including the Nativity of Christ and the Crucifixion, dominate the cobbled market square of Sandbach.
CROXDEN ABBEY
26 miles from Whaley Bridge 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.
Churches in Whaley Bridge Parish
Holy Trinity Church Whaley Bridge (Parish of Whaley Bridge)
Whaley Bridge
High Peak
(01663) 732724
http://www.whaleybridgecofeparish.org/
The Parish of Whaley Bridge is a community of people learning about following Jesus together - there's always more to find out! We are one parish with two worship centres. Holy Trinity is on the main Buxton Rd in the village, just before you come to the Horwich End crossroads. It has been reordered as a multi use community space. St James Taxal is a beautiful and well loved ancient church tucked away in the Goyt Valley, just five minutes out of Whaley.Worship takes place at one or another of the churches, and/or online on zoom. We are part of Churches Together in Whaley Bridge, and are delighted to be able to work together with our friends at the Uniting Church, the Good News Church, and Sacred Heart. We support out two church schools, Taxal and Fernilee and Kettleshulme.
To find out more about us go to our web site.
St James' Church Taxal (Parish of Whaley Bridge)
Taxal
Whaley Bridge
(01663) 732724
http://whaleybridgecofeparish.org
The Parish of Whaley Bridge isa community of people learning about following Jesus together - there's always more to find out! We are one parish with two worship centres. St James Taxal is a beautiful and well loved ancient church tucked away in the Goyt Valley, just five minutes out of Whaley. Holy Trinity is on the main Buxton Rd in the village, just before you come to the Horwich End crossroads. It has been reordered as a multi use community space. Worship takes place at one or another of the churches, and/or online on zoom. We are part of Churches Together in Whaley Bridge, and are delighted to be able to work together with our friends at the Uniting Church, the Good News Church, and Sacred Heart.
St John's Church
Buxton Road
Furness Vale
Whaley Bridge
(01663) 635273
http://www.disley-parish.org.uk
We would love to welcome you at any of our services. 9.30am on Sunday mornings
We are a small, friendly evangelical Church where all are welcome, and together we aim to grow in our knowledge of God and in the application of our faith to everyday life. We seek to share Christ with others by word and deed.
If you would like to find out more about our church life, enquire about a baptism or wedding, our next Alpha Course, or make other enquiries, please contact the Vicar (01663-762068).
More details are available on our website: www.disley-parish.org.uk
or our Facebook Page - DisleyParishChurches
Pubs in Whaley Bridge Parish
Cock Pub & Kitchen
Crossings Inn
Dog & Partridge Inn
Drum & Monkey
Goyt Inn
Jodrell Arms
Marden Cocktail Lounge
Navigation Inn
Railway
Shady Oak
Shepherds Arms
Soldier Dick Inn
Whaley Bridge Bowling Club
Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7HX
(01663) 732120
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