English Heritage sites near Westbury Parish
MITCHELL'S FOLD STONE CIRCLE
7 miles from Westbury Parish
A Bronze Age stone circle, the focus of many legends, set in dramatic moorland on Stapeley Hill. It once consisted of some 30 stones, 15 of which are still visible.
CANTLOP BRIDGE
11 miles from Westbury Parish
Built in 1813, this innovative, single-span, cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook was possibly designed and certainly approved by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
ACTON BURNELL CASTLE
12 miles from Westbury 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.
HAUGHMOND ABBEY
12 miles from Westbury Parish
Extensive remains of Augustinian abbey, including abbots' quarters, refectory & cloister. Chapter house frontage with 12th & 14th century carving & statuary, timber roof c.1500. Displays, picnic area.
LANGLEY CHAPEL
13 miles from Westbury 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.
WROXETER ROMAN CITY
13 miles from Westbury Parish
Wroxeter (or 'Viroconium' ) was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain. It began as a legionary fortress and later developed into a thriving civilian city.
Churches in Westbury Parish
Westbury: St Mary's
Yockleton: Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity Church
Yockleton
Shrewsbury
01743 884165
http://www.yockletonchurch.co.uk/
Holy Trinity offers a warm welcome to all and is committed to maintaining a worshipping presence in Yockleton
Pubs in Westbury Parish
Lion
The current building was built in the mid 1960's to replace the pub which stood on the same site and which had been demolished. It is very much a village local run by a landlord who has presided since 1991. It consists of a public bar with...
Yockleton Arms
Stoney Stretton, Yockleton, SY5 9PG
(01743) 821491
yockleton-arms.co.uk/