English Heritage sites near Thorpe Parish
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
8 miles from Thorpe 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
9 miles from Thorpe 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
10 miles from Thorpe 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.
WINGFIELD MANOR
14 miles from Thorpe 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.
HOB HURST'S HOUSE
14 miles from Thorpe Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
PEVERIL CASTLE
20 miles from Thorpe 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 Thorpe Parish
St Leonard
Church Lane
Thorpe
Ashbourne
07704831769
http://peakfive.org/
A delightful church with a range of stained glass , ancient and modern, locally made 'ordinary time' frontal, and a selection of bookmarks for sale as a Christian memento of your visit.
You are welcome to drop in, please remove muddy boots,. We are on the walk from the Peverill in the Peak, so we welcome visitors there, and in B&Bs in the village.
Pubs in Thorpe Parish
Old Dog
Reopened late Dec 2014 after a lengthy refit lasting a full two years. Stone floor throughout, smart bar area with a curving main bar separated from a smaller side bar by a large pillar. 4 handpumps on both bar area, but maximiu of four dif...
Peveril of the Peak
Peveril of the Peak, Thorpe