English Heritage sites near Wheathill Parish
STOKESAY CASTLE
11 miles from Wheathill Parish
Stokesay Castle is quite simply the finest and best preserved fortified medieval manor house in England.
WENLOCK PRIORY
11 miles from Wheathill Parish
Tranquil ruins in lovely setting. Re-founded by the Normans as a priory. Unusual washing fountain with 12th century carvings, extravagantly decorated chapter house, topiary-filled cloister garden.
LANGLEY CHAPEL
12 miles from Wheathill Parish
A small chapel tranquilly set all alone in charming countryside. Its atmospheric interior contains a perfect set of 17th-century timber furnishings, including a musicians' pew.
ACTON BURNELL CASTLE
13 miles from Wheathill Parish
Twice the home of parliaments, this red sandstone shell of a semi-fortified tower house was built between 1284-93 by Bishop Burnell, Edward I's Lord Chancellor.
IRON BRIDGE
14 miles from Wheathill Parish
The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in 1779 by Abraham Darby III. Costing over £6000, the bridge was cast in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron.
BUILDWAS ABBEY
14 miles from Wheathill Parish
The impressive ruins of this Cistercian abbey have an idyllic setting near the River Severn. Unaltered 12th century church and beautiful vaulted chapter house with tiled floor.
Churches in Wheathill Parish
Loughton Church
Loughton Lane
Loughton
Bridgnorth
01746 712474
A Warm Welcome to Loughton Church
Loughton Church is situated in a lovely rural location, it is set back from the road in a field.
Home to a small but friendly congregation - you wil be made welcome if you visit.
Silvington: St Michael
Silvington
01746718127
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10471/benefice/
Silvington lies on the lower slopes of the Titterstone Clee Hill, at the foot of Silvington Common, part of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The lanes wind down from the hill through a farmstead, which has the church set up on a lofty churchyard in its midst. The farmhouse, an old manor house, may originally have been part of a monastic house here, and perhaps the church has its own origin here as well.
The church has a Norman nave, and a chancel from the early 1300s. The tower is probably Transitional, later than the nave, the font twelfth century and the splendid oak door is dated 1639, just three years before the Civil War began. There is evidence of repairs and some rebuilding, together with minor reorderings, but the place is so tucked away that no major updating or improvement in Victorian times.
Although this must be one of the smallest parish populations in the diocese, the church is lovingly looked after, and there are two services a month: Evening Prayer on the second Sunday at six-thirty, and Holy Communion at nine o'clock on fourth Sundays. In addition, all the major festivals are celebrated here: Christmas Carol Service, Christmas morning Holy Communion, Easter Communion and Harvest Festival. This year we have reintroduced the service for Plough Sunday, this being largely an agricultural community.
Further information can be found on our website: www.stottesdonbenefice.co.uk and on Facebook: Stottesdon Benefice.
Wheathill Church
Wheathill
Bridgnorth
01746 712474
A Warm Welcome to Wheathill Church
Wheathill church is set in a lovely rural location, it serves a dispersed rural community.
Home to a small, friendly congregation.
Pubs in Wheathill Parish
Three Horseshoes
Situated on the saddle between Brown Clee and Titterstone Clee Hills at an altitude of over 1000ft, this friendly pub has superb views across Corvedale towards the Long Mynd.
A warm and friendly welcome awaits all who seek out this remote...