English Heritage sites near Earl's Croome Parish
ODDA'S CHAPEL
8 miles from Earl's Croome Parish
One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.
LEIGH COURT BARN
9 miles from Earl's Croome Parish
An outstanding display of English medieval carpentry, this mighty timber-framed barn is the largest cruck structure in Britain.
HAILES ABBEY
13 miles from Earl's Croome Parish
Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
14 miles from Earl's Croome Parish
A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY
14 miles from Earl's Croome Parish
Delightful Norman church, displaying one of the most outstandingly complete and well preserved sets of medieval wall paintings in England, dating from the 12th and 14th centuries.
OVER BRIDGE
14 miles from Earl's Croome Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
Churches in Earl's Croome Parish
St Nicholas, Earls Croome
Church Lane
Earl's Croome
Worcester
01684 591241
https://hopechurchfamily.org/locations/st-nicholas-church-earls-croome/
For details of services and the activities our churches run, please visit www.hopechurchfamily.org
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Pubs in Earl's Croome Parish
Elgar Inn
Worcester Road, Earls Croome, WR8 9DA
(01684) 594567
elgarinn.co.uk