English Heritage sites near Little Wenlock Parish
BUILDWAS ABBEY
2 miles from Little Wenlock Parish
The impressive ruins of this Cistercian abbey have an idyllic setting near the River Severn. Unaltered 12th century church and beautiful vaulted chapter house with tiled floor.
IRON BRIDGE
3 miles from Little Wenlock Parish
The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in 1779 by Abraham Darby III. Costing over £6000, the bridge was cast in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron.
WENLOCK PRIORY
5 miles from Little Wenlock Parish
Tranquil ruins in lovely setting. Re-founded by the Normans as a priory. Unusual washing fountain with 12th century carvings, extravagantly decorated chapter house, topiary-filled cloister garden.
WROXETER ROMAN CITY
5 miles from Little Wenlock 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.
LILLESHALL ABBEY
7 miles from Little Wenlock Parish
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.
ACTON BURNELL CASTLE
8 miles from Little Wenlock 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 Little Wenlock Parish
Little Wenlock: St Lawrence
Church Lane
Little Wenlock
Telford
01952 882920
For over 800 years a church building has stood on the site of the present-day St. Lawrence, for in the Forest Roll of 1180 there is a mention of Richard, Clerk of Parva Wenlock. The list of incumbents of the parish stretches back to middle of the 13th century.
The building has a complicated history of alteration and extension, the spiritual needs of a growing village giving us a church of varying and interesting architectural design.
Today the parish church is not just an historic building, it is the home of a lively congregation.
St. Lawrence stands proud in the village as a sign and symbol of the presence of God’s love in our lives. The church is there all the time; it is there when it is wanted, it is there when our busy lives lead us sometimes to forget it.
Pubs in Little Wenlock Parish
Huntsman at Little Wenlock
Wellington Road, Little Wenlock, TF6 5BH
(01952) 503300
thehuntsmanoflittlewenlock.co.uk