English Heritage sites near Rushton Parish
SANDBACH CROSSES
10 miles from Rushton 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.
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
15 miles from Rushton 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
17 miles from Rushton 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.
PEVERIL CASTLE
19 miles from Rushton 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.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
20 miles from Rushton 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
23 miles from Rushton Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
No churches found in Rushton Parish
Pubs in Rushton Parish
Knot Inn
Station Road, Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire, Rushton Spencer, SK11 0QU
(01260) 226000
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Royal Oak
Macclesfield Road, Rushton Spencer, SK11 0SE
(01260) 226000
royaloakrushton.co.uk/