English Heritage sites near Norton Juxta Kempsey Parish
LEIGH COURT BARN
6 miles from Norton Juxta Kempsey Parish
An outstanding display of English medieval carpentry, this mighty timber-framed barn is the largest cruck structure in Britain.
WITLEY COURT AND GARDENS
11 miles from Norton Juxta Kempsey 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.
ODDA'S CHAPEL
13 miles from Norton Juxta Kempsey 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.
EDVIN LOACH OLD CHURCH
14 miles from Norton Juxta Kempsey 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.
HAILES ABBEY
17 miles from Norton Juxta Kempsey Parish
Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
18 miles from Norton Juxta Kempsey Parish
A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.
Churches in Norton Juxta Kempsey Parish
Norton: St James
Church Lane
Norton juxta Kempsey
Worcester
01905 820057
http://www.severnsideparishes.co.uk
Norton St James has a a small faithful and friendly congregation who are always ready to welcome visitors and new members. We worship each month with our friends from the local Methodist Chapel and we have great links to the local school where we also hold services twice a term.