Wheston

{{Short description|Village in Derbyshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England |static_image = Wheston Hall Farm - geograph.org.uk - 88433.jpg |static_image_width = 240px |static_image_caption= Wheston Hall Farm |coordinates = {{coord|53.28|-1.80|display=inline,title}} |map_type = Derbyshire |official_name = Wheston |population = |shire_district = Derbyshire Dales | shire_county = Derbyshire |region = East Midlands |constituency_westminster = High Peak |post_town = BAKEWELL |postcode_district = SK17 |postcode_area = SK |dial_code = 01298 |os_grid_reference = SK1376 }}

'''Wheston''' is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District. Notable features include Wheston Hall and the Wheston Cross. The cross, which survives intact, is more than {{convert|11|ft|m}} high. It probably dates from the 14th century and marked the way from Tideswell to Buxton along the Forest Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.peakdistrictonline.co.uk/wheston-c10031.html |title=Wheston |publisher=Peak District Online |date= |accessdate=8 March 2015}}</ref> Images of the Madonna and Child and the Crucifixion are carved into it.<ref name="sharpe">{{cite book |first=Neville T. |last=Sharpe |title=Crosses of the Peak District |publisher=Landmark Collectors Library |date=2002 |isbn=1843060442}}</ref> The cross is both a scheduled monument<ref name="NHLE1009050">{{NHLE |num=1009050 |desc=Standing cross known as Wheston Cross |fewer-links= |accessdate=6 September 2020}}</ref> and a Grade II* listed building.<ref name="NHLE1215269">{{NHLE |num=1215269 |desc=Village Cross |grade=II* |fewer-links=yes |accessdate=6 September 2020}}</ref>

thumb|left|Wheston Cross The village was formerly known as ''Whestone''.

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Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District Category:Villages in Derbyshire Category:Derbyshire Dales