English Heritage sites near Church Eaton Parish
BOSCOBEL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL OAK
5 miles from Church Eaton Parish
Enjoy a day out at Boscobel House and its famous The Royal Oak as you discover one of the most dramatic escape stories in English History. Visitors can explore the restored oak pasture and orchard, get hands-on with history in the house, meet the farmyard animals and have fun in the play area.
WHITE LADIES PRIORY
6 miles from Church Eaton Parish
Ruins of the late 12th century church of a small nunnery of 'white ladies' or Augustinian Canonesses. Charles II hid nearby in 1651, before moving to Boscobel House.
LILLESHALL ABBEY
6 miles from Church Eaton Parish
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.
IRON BRIDGE
13 miles from Church Eaton Parish
The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in 1779 by Abraham Darby III. Costing over £6000, the bridge was cast in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron.
BUILDWAS ABBEY
14 miles from Church Eaton Parish
The impressive ruins of this Cistercian abbey have an idyllic setting near the River Severn. Unaltered 12th century church and beautiful vaulted chapter house with tiled floor.
WENLOCK PRIORY
17 miles from Church Eaton Parish
Tranquil ruins in lovely setting. Re-founded by the Normans as a priory. Unusual washing fountain with 12th century carvings, extravagantly decorated chapter house, topiary-filled cloister garden.
Churches in Church Eaton Parish
Church Eaton S.Editha
High Street, Church Eaton
Church Eaton
Stafford
01785 780125
http://www.churcheaton.org.uk
St Editha’s Church Eaton is a 12th century church with an East window by Kempe. The church and community work closely together especially during the annual village festival for a weekend of events and displays. There are close links to the school.
Pubs in Church Eaton Parish
Church Eaton Cricket Club
Church Eaton, ST20 0AG
07432 850551
churcheaton.play-cricket.com/home
Fox
Once a free house with a popular and enterprising licence but its remote location always caused prblems. Closed and converted for residential use.
Malt Shovel
The pub was at he junction of High Street and Little Onn Lane, Church Eaton although a few records list it in Wood Eaton. Charles Lomas was licensee in 1908, by 1911 it was Charles Chilton who was there for 5 years. On June 1 1912 the Staff...
Royal Oak
High Street, Church Eaton, ST20 0AJ
(01785) 823078
royaloakchurcheaton.co.uk/
Swan
Converted into a house. In 1977 it was described as a much done up, modest, Victorian pub with a mixed clientele. The beer was good quality, the cider unexceptional and the wine "plonk". Food & service were very good, perhaps not suprising...