English Heritage sites near Weston Longville Parish

North Elmham Chapel

NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL

8 miles from Weston Longville Parish

A place with an unusual story, told by graphic panels. The small Norman chapel here stood on the site of an earlier timber church, probably the Saxon cathedral of East Anglia.

Cow Tower, Norwich

COW TOWER, NORWICH

9 miles from Weston Longville Parish

One of the earliest purpose-built artillery blockhouses in England, this brick tower was built in c.1398-9 to command a strategic point in Norwich’s city defence.

Baconsthorpe Castle

BACONSTHORPE CASTLE

14 miles from Weston Longville Parish

Visit the extensive ruins of Baconsthorpe Castle, a moated and fortified 15th century manor house, that are a testament to the rise and fall of a prominent Norfolk family, the Heydons.

Binham Market Cross

BINHAM MARKET CROSS

16 miles from Weston Longville Parish

The tall shaft of a 15th century cross, on the site of an annual fair held from the 1100s until the 1950s.

Binham Priory

BINHAM PRIORY

17 miles from Weston Longville Parish

Among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk of a Benedictine priory with a well-documented history.

Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate

CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE

18 miles from Weston Longville Parish

The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement.


Churches in Weston Longville Parish

Weston Longville All Saints:A Parson Woodforde Church

Church Road Weston Longville Norwich
01603 871263
https://www.reepham-and-wensum-valley-team-churches.org.uk/

Welcome to All Saints, the medieval church which was once home to Parson Woodforde (author of The Diary of a Country Parson).

Our service times are complex, as we are part of a large benefice; please visit our church website for up-to-date information.


Pubs in Weston Longville Parish

Parson Woodforde

Church Street, Weston Longville, NR9 5JU
(01603) 881675
theparsonwoodforde.com

Large food-oriented pub with beam and brick interior. Comfortably furnished bar stocking four or five local and regional brewery ales, restaurant and modern rooms, plus extensive gardens.