Heritage sites in FINEDON PARISH

English Heritage sites near Finedon Parish

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Finedon 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 Finedon 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 Finedon 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 Finedon Parish

An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Finedon 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 Finedon 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 Finedon Parish

St Mary the Virgin

Church Hill Finedon
(01933) 681 786
http://www.stmarysfinedon.co.uk

One of Simon Jenkins' thousand best churches. 14th century with a strainer arch and a fine c.1704 organ by Father Smith/Holdich (installed 1717). For further information on services, events, concerts, church history etc. visit our website www.stmarysfinedon.co.uk.

Pubs in Finedon Parish

Bell Inn

32 Bell Hill, Finedon, NN9 5ND
(01933) 680332

Reputed to be the oldest licensed house in the country, basing its claim on a licence granted in 1042 by Queen Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor. Her statue can be found in a niche in the outside wall. Built from local ironstone, inside i...

Finedon Conservative Club