English Heritage sites near Wincle Parish
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
13 miles from Wincle 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.
SANDBACH CROSSES
13 miles from Wincle 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.
PEVERIL CASTLE
16 miles from Wincle 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.
CROXDEN ABBEY
18 miles from Wincle 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
18 miles from Wincle 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
21 miles from Wincle Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
Churches in Wincle Parish
St Michael
Barlow Hill
Wincle
Macclesfield
01260 253945
http://www.peakparishes.org.uk/
Peak Parishes is the name we have given our Benefice* which is a group of Christian churches.
We were created on 1st October 2014 and the formal description of our Benefice is "St James, Sutton, St Michael, Wincle, St Saviour, Wildboarclough and St Mary the Virgin, Bosley in the Deanery of Macclesfield". We are part of the Chester Diocese within the Church of England. <span style="font-size: 1rem;">Our vicar is Revd John Harries.</span>
We were not sure what to call ourselves and have based our name on some common geographical aspects. We are situated at the south-west border of the Peak District National Park. Two of our parishes, Wildboarclough and Wincle, are inside the Peak District, the other two, Bosley and Sutton, are just outside, all on the Peak District border. We also have a number of peaks such as Bosley Cloud, Shutlingsloe and Teggs Nose within our parishes.
Pubs in Wincle Parish
Rose & Crown
Buxton Road, Allgreave, SK11 0BJ
(01260) 227232
roseandcrownallgreave.co.uk
Ship Inn
A destination popular with walkers and diners alike. Set in stunning countryside and just inside the Peak District National Park near the meandering River Dane and the Gritstone Trail. The name comes from the Shackleton's Arctic expedition...
Wild Boar
The pub has not been seen open recently but the caravan site appears to be operational.
The pub was purchased from Robinsons by long standing tenants, Val Bailey and Alan Critchlow in December 2014. It is now a Free House. Beers from Wincl...
Wincle Brewery Shop
Tolls Farm Barn, Dane Bridge, Wincle, SK11 0QE
(01260) 227777
winclebeer.co.uk