
What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: High Wheeldon 1384 feet This property was presented to the National Trust on 11th November 1946 by F. A . Holmes M.A. J.P. of Buxton in honoured memory of the men of Derbyshire and Staffordshire who fell in the Second World War 1939-1945 Recorded plaque organisation: National Trust.
High Wheeldon is a site commemorating the men from Derbyshire and Staffordshire who died during World War II; it was gifted to the National Trust in 1946 by F.A. Holmes as a tribute to those fallen soldiers.
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Places near here
High WheeldonMountain / peak · 130 yd
Fox Hole CaveScheduled monument · 198 yd
Entry to Fox Hole Cave on Wheeldon HillCave or cavern · 199 yd
Aldery CliffMountain / peak · 721 yd
Old Milepost east of LongnorMonument or public art · 1441 yd
The CottageListed building · 1592 yd
Church of St BartholomewListed building · 1648 yd
DowlowVisitor information · 1.0 mi
Old Milepost by the B5053, Longnor parishMonument or public art · 1.1 mi
Pilsbury CastleHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
HurdlowPicnic place · 1.8 mi
Tor RockCliff · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: George Wolfe · CC BY 2.0