English Heritage sites near Longnor Parish
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
5 miles from Longnor 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
10 miles from Longnor 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.
PEVERIL CASTLE
11 miles from Longnor 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.
HOB HURST'S HOUSE
13 miles from Longnor Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
CROXDEN ABBEY
16 miles from Longnor 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
19 miles from Longnor 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 Longnor Parish
Longnor S.Bartholomew
Church Street,
Longnor
Buxton
(01298) 812053
http://www.longnorbenefice.org.uk
The first written record of St. Bartholomew's was in 1223, on the site of the present 18th century church. Visitors may be confused when first entering the building because the upper windows seen from outside are not visible inside! This is due to a false ceiling being installed in 1948 as part of the restoration. This Grade ll* listed church has a magnificent Norman font, a 19th century pulpit and a contemporary sculpture of St. Bertram. A gallery is now used as a meeting room.
In the churchyard is the grave of William Billinge. He was born in a cornfield in 1679 and died not a hundred yards from there, 112 years later. He enlisted into the service of his country in 1704 and his remarkable service record may be seen on his gravestone in the old churchyard.
There is a Commonwealth War Grave, from the second world war, in the new churchyard.
Pubs in Longnor Parish
Horseshoe Inn
Attractive, ivy-clad pub at the top of the village, the oldest in Longnor, with a small bar to the right and an elongated room to the left, comfortable for both drinkers and diners; good value meals are available. There is a smoking shelter...
Merchants Bar
Market Place, Longnor, SK17 0NT
(01298) 83888
merchantshouselongnor.co.uk/
Olde Cheshire Cheese Inn
High Street, Longnor, SK17 0NS
(01298) 83218
robinsonsbrewery.com/pubs/ye-olde-cheshi...