English Heritage sites near Alton Parish
CROXDEN ABBEY
2 miles from Alton 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.
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
14 miles from Alton 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.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
17 miles from Alton 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
21 miles from Alton 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
22 miles from Alton Parish
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. Named after a local goblin.
SANDBACH CROSSES
22 miles from Alton 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.
Churches in Alton Parish
Alton S.Peter
High Street, Alton
Alton
Stoke-on-Trent
ST10 4AQ
(01538) 702469
A growing village Church conscious of our links with our Village and the nearby Alton Towers.
Bradley le Moors S.Leonard
Cotton S.John
Oakamoor Holy Trinity
Pubs in Alton Parish
Alton Bridge Hotel
Station Road, Alton, ST10 4BX
(01538) 703088
altonbridgehotel.co.uk/
Blacksmiths Arms
Comfortable country pub on the main road at the bottom of the village; a grand fireplace to the left of the bar offers a welcome solace in the long Winter nights. Three rooms including a largish restaurant at the rear. There is a good sized...
Bulls Head
17th Century Coaching Inn where visitors can expect up to four real ales. As well as the bar, a second room with booth seating and tables has extra space for more guests. There's a cosy snug area with vintage chesterfield sofas and a log-bu...
Peakstones Inn
Cheadle Road, Alton, ST10 4DH
(01538) 755776
peakstones-inn.co.uk/
Royal Oak
Friendly, traditional country pub in this peaceful village just outside the city boundaries; delicious home-cooked food is served every evening up to 9pm, and live entertainment is staged every so often. The bar is in the centre as you walk...
Talbot
A grade 11 listed building, believed to be from the 17th century. Re-opened in June 2018 after having been closed and derelict for 16 years. Owned by the adjacent Alton Bridge Hotel with whom it shares some facilities such as car parking an...
White Hart
18 High Street, Alton, ST10 4AQ
(01538) 703384
altonwhitehart.co.uk/