English Heritage sites near Ercall Magna Parish
MORETON CORBET CASTLE
4 miles from Ercall Magna Parish
The ruins of the medieval castle and Tudor manor house of the Corbets are dominated by the theatrical shell of an ambitious Elizabethan mansion wing in Italianate style.
HAUGHMOND ABBEY
4 miles from Ercall Magna Parish
Extensive remains of Augustinian abbey, including abbots' quarters, refectory & cloister. Chapter house frontage with 12th & 14th century carving & statuary, timber roof c.1500. Displays, picnic area.
WROXETER ROMAN CITY
6 miles from Ercall Magna Parish
Wroxeter (or 'Viroconium' ) was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain. It began as a legionary fortress and later developed into a thriving civilian city.
CANTLOP BRIDGE
9 miles from Ercall Magna Parish
Built in 1813, this innovative, single-span, cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook was possibly designed and certainly approved by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
LILLESHALL ABBEY
9 miles from Ercall Magna Parish
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.
BUILDWAS ABBEY
9 miles from Ercall Magna 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.
Churches in Ercall Magna Parish
High Ercall S.Mary, Crudgington
Crudgington
Telford
01952 771518
http://haughmondandwrekin.org.uk
We are not offering services at this church
High Ercall S.Michael and All Angels
St Michael and All Angels’ Church
Church Road
High Ercall
Telford
01952 771518
http://haughmondandwrekin.org.uk
Although not mentioned in the Doomsday Book there seems little doubt that the original church was built in about the year 1090. The church was enlarged in about the year 1200 when the present fine arcades were positioned where the outer walls formerly stood. History has little to relate about the fortunes of the church until the momentous years of the Civil War when, in 1645, during the siege of the Royalists in the adjoining Manor House (now the Hall), it suffered considerable damage.
In the year 1689 it was recorded that a peal of four bells was already hanging in the belfry, two more were added seventeen years later, and the last two were hung in 1812. The bells have been restored on a number of occasions since then. This fine peal of bells is rung regularly throughout the year. In 1998 a new bell-ringing floor was installed creating an area for kitchen and toilet facilities below.
The church contains many fine examples of stained glass, an impressive candelabrum, and an effigy of a crusader thought to date from 1300, amongst many other interesting features. A fuller history is available in church for visitors.
High Ercall Primary School is situated close to the church and has close links with the church, there is a Pre-school on the same site.
We welcome visitors to our church, which has a lively pattern of modern and traditional services. Visitors of all denominations are always welcome to share fully in communion.
Rowton All Hallows
All Hallow’s Church
Rowton
Telford
01952 771518
http://haughmondandwrekin.org.uk
At All Hallows Church we offer a lively pattern of modern and traditional services and we welcome visitors. Visitors of all denominations are welcome to receive and share fully in communion.
Our Church Warden, Jeff Dale, can be contacted on 01952 541267
Pubs in Ercall Magna Parish
Cleveland Arms
The pub has been subject to a community campaign to reopen it following closure in January 2016 with support from Ercall Magna Parish Council. The previous owners lost a planning appeal and were ordered to restore and reopen the pub, subseq...
Royal Oak
A gem which has been in the guide for years, AKA "The Tiddly" because until extensions added many years ago it was small and one room, this friendly rural community pub welcomes locals, visitors, families and dogs alike. Six hand-pulls dis...