English Heritage sites near Kelvedon Parish
LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE
9 miles from Kelvedon Parish
The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.
ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE
10 miles from Kelvedon Parish
This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.
COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY
10 miles from Kelvedon Parish
The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
18 miles from Kelvedon Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
MISTLEY TOWERS
18 miles from Kelvedon Parish
Two porticoed Classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by Robert Adam in 1776.
HADLEIGH CASTLE
21 miles from Kelvedon 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.
Churches in Kelvedon Parish
St Mary the Virgin
Church Street
Kelvedon
Colchester
07380 942414
http://www.kelvedonandfeeringchurches.co.uk
St Mary the Virgin is a grade I listed building, dating back to the 11th century. The church can seat over 300 in the pews, possibly 400 with chairs in open spaces.
A sound reinforcement system has been installed and new gates to the churchyard have recently been erected and paths and driveway have been re-laid. The peal of 8 bells is heavy. The tenor bell was cast for the 1951 Festival of Britain. There is an active Tower organisation, and sufficient ringers can be brought in to cover Sunday mornings and most other occasions when a peal is appropriate.
In 1993 a sympathetic extension was added to the north side of the church, giving two good-sized rooms, plus a vestibule capable of separate use. The extension incorporates a small kitchen and toilet facilities
The original churchyard is no longer used for burials but here is an extension to the churchyard on the other side of Church Street, which has a large amount of unused space still available for interments.
A church has stood on this site for over 850 years – that's not long after the Conquest by Duke William of Normandy. Since then – both before and after the Reformation continuous worship has been offered to the Glory of God.
Pubs in Kelvedon Parish
Angel
St Marys Square, Kelvedon, CO5 9AN
(01376) 572859
angelkelvedon.com/
George
Railway Tavern
182 High Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9JD
(01376) 570293
thetavernkelvedon.co.uk