English Heritage sites near Woodford cum Membris Parish
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
13 miles from Woodford cum Membris Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
20 miles from Woodford cum Membris Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
20 miles from Woodford cum Membris Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
24 miles from Woodford cum Membris Parish
The remains of a large, well built Roman courtyard villa. The most important feature is a nearly complete mosaic tile floor, patterned in reds and browns.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
27 miles from Woodford cum Membris Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
CHICHELE COLLEGE
28 miles from Woodford cum Membris Parish
The gatehouse, chapel and other remains of a communal residence for priests serving the parish church, founded by locally-born Archbishop Chichele before 1425. Regularly used for events, and art and heritage exhibitions.
Churches in Woodford cum Membris Parish
St Mary the Virgin, Woodford Halse
Church Street
Woodford Halse
01327 260204
http://fivewaysbenefice.churchdesk.com/
St Mary's Church has records dating back to the twelfth century, since it has served as a centre of village life. It is of rich golden brown local stone and one enters it by a 12th Century doorway, the priest's doorway in the chancel is the same age. The 13th and 14th centuries saw the addition of the north and south arcades.
There is very little information of St Mary's Church during the Reformation under King Henry the Eighth. In the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries religion was at a low ebb through out the country and it was so in Woodford Halse despite visitations from monks of Canons Ashby and Catesby.
Evidence shows that in the Church Surveys of 1631-1637 the church was allowed to fall into disrepair. By 1871 the church was in need of complete restoration. On January 1878 work began on pulling down the old church. The new church built in the same style was finished on 28th October 1878. The new tower was built slightly larger than the old one with a new west window and doorway. The belfry windows and the battlements were the originals reinserted. 2Whilst clearing the ground for the vestry, a recumbent effigy of a lady was found lying close to the north wall of the chancel. The figure now lies in the chancel under an arch made especially for it. It is thought to represent Maud Holand, the lady of the manor in 1330.
In 1999 an extension was built to provide a kitchen, toilet and an area for children.
Pubs in Woodford cum Membris Parish
Fleur De Lys
Traditional stone pub which has had the two rooms merged into one following a refurbishment. With a central bar, the pool table is featured to the left of the room whilst a seated area is to the right.
Woodford Halse Social Club
29 Hinton Road, Woodford Halse, Woodford Halse, NN11 3TR
(01327) 260773
woodfordclub.co.ok