English Heritage sites near Mainstone Parish
CLUN CASTLE
5 miles from Mainstone Parish
11th century Welsh Border castle with dramatic riverside location and extensive earthworks built to proclaim Norman dominance. Tall 13th century keep is unusually set on the side of its mound.
MITCHELL'S FOLD STONE CIRCLE
7 miles from Mainstone 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.
STOKESAY CASTLE
11 miles from Mainstone Parish
Stokesay Castle is quite simply the finest and best preserved fortified medieval manor house in England.
WIGMORE CASTLE
14 miles from Mainstone Parish
One of the most important castles in the history of the Welsh Marches and major centre of power for over 500 years, hosting royalty on several occasions. Deliberately demolished during the Civil War.
LANGLEY CHAPEL
19 miles from Mainstone 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.
ACTON BURNELL CASTLE
19 miles from Mainstone 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.
Churches in Mainstone Parish
Mainstone: St John the Baptist
Offa's Dyke Path
Mainstone
Bishops Castle
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St John the Baptist church is not easy to find, as it lies just next to Offas Dyke. It is sign posted once you get to the old village school in Mainstone. It serves a very close-knit and caring community of farming families and those who are attracted to the peace and quiet of living off the beaten track in order to pursue more artistic pursuits.
We value enormously the monthly Meditations which are held in our church on the first Monday evening of the Month at 7pm.
During the winter months we sometimes have to cancel services because the roads become impassable due to bad weather.
No churches found in Mainstone Parish