English Heritage sites near Eaton and Alsop Parish
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
5 miles from Eaton and Alsop 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
7 miles from Eaton and Alsop 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
11 miles from Eaton and Alsop Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
CROXDEN ABBEY
12 miles from Eaton and Alsop 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.
WINGFIELD MANOR
14 miles from Eaton and Alsop 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.
PEVERIL CASTLE
17 miles from Eaton and Alsop 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.
Churches in Eaton and Alsop Parish
St Michael & All Angels
Dam Lane
Alsop-en-le-Dale
Ashbourne
07704831769
http://peakfive.org/
Nestled in the valley near the Tissington Trail Alsop en le Dale has a Norman church, with a modern east window, worth a visit. We welcome many people form around the world, with the surname Alsop (spelt variously).
At the left of the altar you will find a selection of Christian booklets and devotions for you, free of charge, as a memento of your visit.
No churches found in Eaton and Alsop Parish