English Heritage sites near Wembworthy Parish
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
12 miles from Wembworthy Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
GRIMSPOUND
19 miles from Wembworthy Parish
The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
19 miles from Wembworthy Parish
Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
21 miles from Wembworthy Parish
The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
24 miles from Wembworthy Parish
The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
27 miles from Wembworthy Parish
Launceston Castle dominates the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, unusual in that during rebuilding one tower was constructed with the remains of the older.
Churches in Wembworthy Parish
St Michael and All Angels, Wembworthy
The Village
Wembworthy
01769 581712
https://www.littledartchurches.org.uk/
Of medieval origins, with some parts early 16th century; tower of 1626, porch of 1849, the majority rebuilt in 1868 and restored again in 1902 by Harbottle Reed.
The building comprises nave, chancel, north aisle with east chapel, west tower and porch on the west end of the nave. Perpendicular style throughout. The porch has a tiled floor which contains encaustic memorial tiles to the Reverend Peter Johnson, died 1869, and his wife Gratiana, died 1845. Both the nave and north aisle have a wagon or barrel roof which though much restored in the 19th century still retain a good deal of early 16th century carpentry. The chancel has a 19th century painted stone reredos, the pulpit is 17th century, restored in the 19th century the Beer stone font is 19th century.
We offer a monthly service alternating between Morning Prayer and Holy Communion
Pubs in Wembworthy Parish
Lymington Arms
Lama Cross, Wembworthy, EX18 7SA
(01837) 83572
lymingtonarms.co.uk