There are no shops situated in the village but Elton has a small post office, church, school and a sports field. Elton was mentioned in the Domesday book in 1086 when it was owned by Henry de Ferrers. approximately two hundred years ago, the main source of employment was mining and farming. The modern day Elton has become something of a hot spot for people that enjoy walking as a form of exercise, as there are beautiful paths that curve around the entire village.

Factoids

• Fairies allegedly occupy Castle Ring, and they only come out to dance when there's a full moon

• Elton was mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086

All Saints church was rebuilt in 1812 after a much earlier building was destroyed when its spire collapsed due to subsidence through local lead mining.

Elton is situated on a hillside overlooking Robin Hoods stride, shown opposite and below.

It lies on the division between gritstone and limestone countryside and there are examples of buildings and walls constructed with both types of stone in the village.

Approximately one mile north on Harthill Moor, lies Castle Ring, which has been the source of many stories and fables for the village; for it is believed that fairies occupy Castle Ring, and that they only come out to dance when the moon is full.

On the left was once the home of Alfred Gregory, the official photographer on the Everest expedition, led by Sir John Hunt which became the first to conquer the world’s highest mountain in 1953. Opposite on the right is the Duke of York

An old stone tablet on the wall above the porch is inscribed:
‘Wesleyan Methodist Chapel & Sunday School 1831’.
A plaque above this reads:
‘Elton Village Hall 1982’.
Inscribed round the archway of the porch:
‘Rebuilt 1923 Enlarged’.