English Heritage sites near Chisworth Parish
PEVERIL CASTLE
11 miles from Chisworth 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
20 miles from Chisworth 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.
HOB HURST'S HOUSE
23 miles from Chisworth Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
24 miles from Chisworth 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.
GOODSHAW CHAPEL
24 miles from Chisworth Parish
English Heritage's only Nonconformist place of worship, this atmospheric Baptist chapel displays a complete set of box-pews, galleries and pulpit dating from c. 1742 to 1809.
SANDBACH CROSSES
24 miles from Chisworth 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.
No churches found in Chisworth Parish