CASTLETON. England.

Castleton is a honeypot village in the high peak district of Derbyshire, England. The village lies within the peak district at the western end of Hope Valley on the Peakshole water, a tributary of the river Noe. Castleton attracts a lot of tourists and their are many pubs, tea shops and guest houses to supply their needs. Castleton is very popular with walkers. There are four caves where you can go down ( guided ) they are Peak Cavern, Blue John Cavern, Speedwell Cavern and Treak Cliff Cavern. Speedwell you go through the cave in a boat.

 

 

 

 

 

PEVERILL CASTLE.

 

is a ruined early medieval castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire. It was founded some time between the Norman Conquest of 1066 and its first recorded mention in the Doomsdat survey of 1086 by William Peverill, who held lands in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire as a tenant - in - chief of the king. The castle provides views across the Hope Valley and Cave Dale. William Peverill the younger inherited his fathers estates and in 1155 King Henry II confiscated them. In 1223 the castle returned to the crown. In the 13th century there were periods of building work at the castle and by 1300 its final form had been established. The site is cared for by English Heritage. Peverill Castle is protected as a scheduled monument and grade I listed building. Looking at the photos you can see why a castle was built there in the first place, you can see miles in all directions.

 

 

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Entrance to bell tower.

 

ST EDMUNDS CHURCH.

 

has its beginnings in Norman times, provides a haven of peace and tranquillity in this busy tourist town of Castleton. Originally built as a garrison chapel for the soldiers in Peverill castle, it has a magnificent Norman Chancel Arch. Over nearly a thousand years it has witnessed much history and been added to and changed according to the tastes of the time. The church has an unusual ceiling and some nice stained glass.

 

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CASTLETON PRIMARY SCHOOL.

 

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PEAKSHOLE WATER.

 

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WINNATS PASS.

 

is in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, England. It lies to the west of the village of Castleton, in the National Trusts High Peak Estate. The road winds through a cleft, surrounded by towering Limestone Pinnacles. The permanent closure of the main A625 road at Mam Tor in 1979 due to subsidence has resulted in Winnats Pass being heavily used by road traffic.

 

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What is left of the A625 main road.

 

MAM TOR.

 

is a 1,696 foot high hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means Mother Hill, so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of mini - hills beneath it. These landslips, which are caused by unstable lower layers of shale, also gives the hill its alternative name of Shivering Mountain. In 1979 the continual battle to maintain the A625 road on the crumbling eastern side of the hill was lost when a landslide completely destroyed the road. The road is now officially closed as a through route.

 

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