English Heritage sites near Hanbury Parish
CROXDEN ABBEY
10 miles from Hanbury Parish
The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
13 miles from Hanbury Parish
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
WALL ROMAN SITE
14 miles from Hanbury Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
WINGFIELD MANOR
20 miles from Hanbury Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
22 miles from Hanbury Parish
The region's most important prehistoric site, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set in high moorland. A circle of some 50 white limestone slabs within an earthen bank and ditch.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
22 miles from Hanbury Parish
A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.
Churches in Hanbury Parish
Hanbury S.Werburgh
Church Lane
Hanbury
Burton-on-Trent
07765 500768
We are a small, friendly, village congregation in a rural location.
Parts of our church date back to Saxon times and the building contains many fascinating memorials and beautiful wall paintings.
We hold a Coffee Morning inside the Church from 10 a.m. on the 1st Tuesday of each month. All are welcome, whatever your age. There is no charge - just come along for a cuppa and a chat.
There is a Post Office in the church every Tuesday morning from 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
There is also a small library with quite an eclectic collection of books. Anyone is welcome to borrow from it and we trust you to bring the books back when you've read them.
The parish of Hanbury: St Werburgh is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Lichfield's safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.
Pubs in Hanbury Parish
Cock Inn
Hanbury Hill, Hanbury, DE13 8TD
(01283) 904092
thecockinnhanbury.com/
Hilton Hotel
Very large, modern hotel (opened 2012), located on the landscaped St. George’s Park, home of the English Football Association’s National Football Centre (www.thefa.com/st-georges-park). The large, opulent lounge bar, The Crossbar, with its...