The Stones is a short street in Castleton,

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...

. The street connects Market Place at the Castleton War Memorial, crossing the Peakhole Water before meeting Goosehill. The street features a popular photography spot on the Goosehill bridge, looking towards the 17th-century residences.

Peveril Castle Peveril Castle (also Castleton Castle or Peak Castle) is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton, Derbyshire, Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire. It was the main settlement (or ''caput'') of the English feudal ...

overlooks the street.

History

The road is referred to in 1761 church records from St Edmund's Church, where its original name, Slippery Stones, is used for a baptism record for George, son of John Hall, Slippery Stones. The Hall family historically lived at the nearby Castleton Hall.

References

{{Reflist Castleton, Derbyshire Roads in Derbyshire