English Heritage sites near Runwell Parish
HADLEIGH CASTLE
7 miles from Runwell Parish
The romantic ruins of a royal castle overlooking the Essex marshes. Hadleigh was begun in about 1215 by Hubert de Burgh, but extensively refortified by Edward III during the Hundred Years War.
TILBURY FORT
14 miles from Runwell Parish
Spend a great family day out at Tilbury Fort in Essex. Explore the magazine houses or the bastion magazine passages of this fort on the Thames estuary that has protected London’s seaward approach.
MILTON CHANTRY
14 miles from Runwell Parish
Milton Chantry is all that remains of a 14th-century hospital later used in turn as a public house, a Georgian barracks, and Second World War gas decontamination chamber.
UPNOR CASTLE
15 miles from Runwell Parish
Set in tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village, this rare example of an Elizabethan artillery fort was begun in 1559 and redeveloped in 1599-1601, to protect warships at Chatham dockyards.
HILL HALL
17 miles from Runwell Parish
This fine Elizabethan mansion features some of the earliest external Renaissance architectural detail in the country.
TEMPLE MANOR
17 miles from Runwell Parish
Part of a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240, with a fine first floor hall displaying traces of wall paintings.
Churches in Runwell Parish
Runwell: St Mary
Runwell Road
Runwell
Wickford
01268 765360
http://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/index.html
This beautiful medieval Church offers a warm welcome and inspirational worship in the modern catholic tradition.
St Mary's Church is part of the Church of England (Anglican).
We welcome all ages at our Sunday Mass (currently shared on a monthly basis with St Andrew's Wickford).
The Church is an ideal location for weddings.
We also encourage baptism/christening at any age and usually hold them on the fourth Sunday of the month.
The Church boasts a well-documented history and is the oldest building in the Wickford and Runwell area.
The Church has many visits from the local schools and other organizations.
Pubs in Runwell Parish
Quart Pot
Runwell Road, Runwell, SS11 7PN
(01268) 578091
thequartpotrunwell.co.uk/