English Heritage sites near Bishop's Itchington Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Bishop's Itchington Parish

A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

1000 miles from Bishop's Itchington Parish

Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.

Innisidgen Lower and Upper Burial Chambers

INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS

1000 miles from Bishop's Itchington Parish

Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.

Harry's Walls

HARRY'S WALLS

1000 miles from Bishop's Itchington Parish

An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Bishop's Itchington Parish

You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Cromwell's Castle

CROMWELL'S CASTLE

1000 miles from Bishop's Itchington Parish

The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.

Churches in Bishop's Itchington Parish

Bishop's Itchington - St. Michael

B4451 set back from Station Road Bishop's Itchington Coventry
(01926) 613466
http://www.stmichaelschurch.co.uk/

Wappenbury - St. John Baptist

Centre of Hamlet Southam Southam
01926 633161

Restored in 1886 with little of the 13th century building remaining, the present church is in a lovely rural location on an ancient archaeological site. 

We are a Chapel of Ease in The Offchurch Group of parishes which includes St Gregory's in Offchurch (the Parish Church), St Margaret's in Hunningham and St Michael's in Weston under Wetherley. As a Chapel of Ease we hold services only on special occasions.

Our Churchwardens who are responsible for all four churches in the Group are:

Graham Douglass Tel.: 07754 350614

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Amanda Lewis       Tel.: 01926 633161 

Email:  [email protected]


Weston under Wetherley - St. Michael

Rugby Road Southam Southam
01926 632521

This ancient church is full of historical interest.
We are part of the Feldon group of six parishes; we welcome members of other parishes to our services and events, and will share in theirs.

 

Pubs in Bishop's Itchington Parish

Butcher's Arms

11 Fisher Road, Bishops Itchington, CV47 2RE
(01926) 614161
butchersarmsbishopsitchington.co.uk/

Now the only pub in the village, this had an extensive refurbishment. Former separate rooms have been knocked through into a horseshoe shape around the main bar. It still retains a distinct feel of a bar an a lounge in different styles. Mod...