English Heritage sites near Birtsmorton Parish
ODDA'S CHAPEL
6 miles from Birtsmorton 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.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY
8 miles from Birtsmorton 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
10 miles from Birtsmorton Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
LEIGH COURT BARN
11 miles from Birtsmorton Parish
An outstanding display of English medieval carpentry, this mighty timber-framed barn is the largest cruck structure in Britain.
GREYFRIARS
11 miles from Birtsmorton Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
BLACKFRIARS
11 miles from Birtsmorton Parish
One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory. Notable features include the church and fine scissor-braced dormitory roof.
Churches in Birtsmorton Parish
St Thomas of Canterbury with St Peter & St Paul, Birtsmorton
Pubs in Birtsmorton Parish
Farmers Arms
Birts Street, Birtsmorton, WR13 6AP
(01684) 833308
farmersarmsbirtsmorton.co.uk/