English Heritage sites near Kempsford Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Kempsford Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Kempsford Parish
Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS
1000 miles from Kempsford Parish
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
HARRY'S WALLS
1000 miles from Kempsford Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Kempsford Parish
You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
CROMWELL'S CASTLE
1000 miles from Kempsford Parish
The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.
Churches in Kempsford Parish
St Anne, Whelford
We are a friendly, family orientated church that seeks to serve and act as a Christian witness to the community in which we are privileged to live. Services , usually eucharistic, are held on the first Sunday of the month at 8.30am and on the third Sunday of the month at 9.30 am. There are regular, well supported Bible study and prayer groups in the neighbouring village of Kempsford for those seeking to deepen their understanding of God's word. Our involvement in the village life is diverse from parochial support and care to events including the Village Fete, various musical events and Beating the Parish Bounds.
St. Anne's was designed by G. E. Street and built 1862-64. It is a fine example of G. E. Street's elemental geometry. It is built of stone with a round apse and has a tiled roof with wooden pyramidal lead-covered bellcote. There are three small trefoil-headed lancets in the apse. There is a simple wooden South porch. The interior of the church is simple mostly retaining Street's furnishings. The river Coln runs through the village of Whelford.
St Mary, Kempsford
We are a friendly, family orientated church that seeks to serve and act as a Christian witness to the community in which we are privileged to live. Services , usually eucharistic, are held every Sunday at 9.30 am, with Holy Communion (BCP) once a month at 8:30am at St Anne's, Whelford. A family service followed by refreshments is held once a month. There are regular, well supported Bible study and prayer groups for those seeking to deepen their understanding of God's word. We have strong links with the local primary school who hold regular services at St. Mary's. Our involvement in the village life is diverse from parochial support and care to events including the Village Fete, , various musical events and Beating the Parish Bounds.
St. Mary's is a wonderful place to visit and worship in. The most notable feature is the painted tower ceiling which records some of the most important families of the middle ages and their association with the village and its castle (no longer in existence). Kempsford's heraldic ceiling intertwines power, wealth, people and place and this history has been recently revived thanks to its recently restoration. One of its most striking features is a circle of Lancastrian Roses, celebrating Kempsford as the birth place of the man who was to be the first Duke of Lancaster
Pubs in Kempsford Parish
Axe & Compass
Small, rustic, low-ceilinged pub converted from cottages in 1824. Food available at all times.
George Inn
High Street, Kempsford, GL7 4EQ
(01285) 810236
thegeorgekempsford.co.uk/