English Heritage sites near Grindon Parish

Arbor Low Stone Circle and Gib Hill Barrow

ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW

8 miles from Grindon 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

9 miles from Grindon 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 Grindon 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 Grindon Parish

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

Peveril Castle

PEVERIL CASTLE

18 miles from Grindon 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

18 miles from Grindon 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 Grindon Parish

Grindon All Saints

No churches found in Grindon Parish