English Heritage sites near Whitbourne Parish
EDVIN LOACH OLD CHURCH
3 miles from Whitbourne Parish
The ruins of an 11th century and later church built within the earthworks of a Norman motte and bailey castle, with a Victorian church nearby. The site of hundreds of years of worship.
LEIGH COURT BARN
5 miles from Whitbourne Parish
An outstanding display of English medieval carpentry, this mighty timber-framed barn is the largest cruck structure in Britain.
WITLEY COURT AND GARDENS
6 miles from Whitbourne Parish
A hundred years ago, Witley Court was one of England's great country houses, hosting many extravagant parties. Today it is a spectacular ruin, the result of a disastrous fire in 1937.
ROTHERWAS CHAPEL
16 miles from Whitbourne Parish
Family chapel of the Bodenham family. The originally simple medieval building has a fine Elizabethan timber roof, 18th century tower and striking Victorian interior decoration and furnishings.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY
16 miles from Whitbourne 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.
ODDA'S CHAPEL
19 miles from Whitbourne 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.
Churches in Whitbourne Parish
Whitbourne: St John the Baptist
Boat Lane
Whitbourne
http://www.whitbourne.org.uk
This church is one of four in the Greater Whitbourne parish in Hereford Diocese.
This is the largest of the four parishes, and the church is likewise the largest. It still retains traces of Norman and possibly even Saxon work, in spite of major refurbishment in 1865, when the North aisle and vestry (behind the organ) were added and the gallery and stairs to the Rood loft taken away,
Worthy of note are the ancient font, the relatively new screen, moved recently from the chancel to the tower arch, the centuries -old piece of material (cope, then altar frontal?) found in the Rectory attics and now hanging on the north wall, the St. Francis window ...
The modern kitchen and toilets, with a meeting room above, were part of the Millennium project. Since then, the reredos has been restored; the next job is to restore the bells.
Whitbourne Court, next door, was one of the Summer Palaces of the Bishops of Hereford, two of whom are buried in the church — Bishops Scory and Godwin. The Court itself was confiscated by Cromwell and given to Col. Birch, a roundhead soldier.
Pubs in Whitbourne Parish
Live & Let Live
Bringsty Common, WR6 5UW
(01886) 821462
liveandletlive-bringsty.co.uk
Live Inn
An attractive sixteenth century two-bar village pub with exposed beams, recently refurbished with a lighter feel. The main, Public, bar has a separate area with pool table, while the small, comfortably furnished lounge leads to a large rest...
Wheatsheaf
Wheatsheaf, Whitbourne