English Heritage sites near West Hallam Parish
WINGFIELD MANOR
9 miles from West Hallam 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.
HARDWICK OLD HALL
14 miles from West Hallam Parish
The remodelled family home of Bess of Hardwick, one of the richest and most remarkable women of Elizabethan England, stands beside the New Hall she raised later in the 1590s.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
16 miles from West Hallam Parish
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
SUTTON SCARSDALE HALL
17 miles from West Hallam Parish
The imposing shell of a grandiose Georgian mansion built in 1724-29, with an immensely columned exterior. Roofless since 1919, when its interiors were dismantled and some exported to America.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
18 miles from West Hallam 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.
BOLSOVER CASTLE
18 miles from West Hallam Parish
'By an unlikely miracle, the keep at Bolsover has survived into this century as an almost untouched expression in stone of the lost world of Elizabethan chivalry and romance.'
Churches in West Hallam Parish
Scargill School
St Wilfrid
St Wilfrid's Road
West Hallam
Derby
(0115) 9324695
http://www.wssm.org.uk
We would like to extend a very warm welcome from all at St Wilfrid’s Church, West Hallam. West Hallam is a village near Ilkeston, Derbyshire and adjacent to the villages of Stanley, Stanley Common and Mapperley.
We are part of the Church of England Diocese of Derby. Our church was built in 1275 and has a long history of serving the people in West Hallam. The building itself is fairly modest, but contains some interesting features.
There are normally two or three services each Sunday, as well as midweek activities for children and special events at Major Festivals.
We are part of a covenant of six churches in our area.
For more information on our church, our services and our community, please visit our website.
Pubs in West Hallam Parish
Newdigate
High Lane East, West Hallam, DE7 6HW
(0115) 932 0604
thenewdigate.co.uk
Punchbowl Inn
Friendly ex Ansells village pub. It serves three real ales and a draught cider. nationals Bright and airy, the bar also has two offset alcoves to sit in. Carvery on Sunday is in sittings and it is best to book. Pie day is Wednesday. Situate...
White Hart
Situated on the edge of a small village. Large single roomed village pub which is in line for refurbishment. Central bar. It serves two handpulls at the moment. Up to four real ales, including one poured from the jug.Beer garden