English Heritage sites near Longdon Parish

Wall Roman Site

WALL ROMAN SITE

4 miles from Longdon Parish

Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.

Boscobel House and The Royal Oak

BOSCOBEL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL OAK

15 miles from Longdon 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

WHITE LADIES PRIORY

15 miles from Longdon 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.

J. W. Evans Silver Factory

J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY

16 miles from Longdon Parish

Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.

Croxden Abbey

CROXDEN ABBEY

17 miles from Longdon Parish

The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.

Ashby de la Zouch Castle

ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE

18 miles from Longdon Parish

Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.

Churches in Longdon Parish

Christ Church

Gentleshaw Rugeley
(01543) 670739
http://www.gentleshaw-church.co.uk

Please visit Our Web Site at: www.gentleshaw-church.org.uk

Longdon, St. James the Great

Longdon Rugeley
01543 410751
http://www.stjames-longdon.org.uk

St. James the Great, Longdon is an attractive medieval church with many Norman features. We try to open the building every day during daylight hours. You are assured of a warm welcome at any of our services and events.

Pubs in Longdon Parish

Chetwynd Arms

57 Upper Way, Upper Longdon, WS15 1QB
(01543) 490266

Village local close to multi-use Cannock Chase Forest. The pub gives equal emphasis to beer in the bar, and food in the separate restaurant area. The single guest ale is often from Wye Valley or Bathams. The favoured pub game here is domino...
Olde Windmill

Windmill Lane, Gentleshaw, WS15 4NF
(01543) 682468
yeoldewindmill.co.uk

Welcoming 400-year-old country pub, with smartly attired staff and equally sharp food and drink offerings. Free of tie, the two guest ales are usually interesting microbrews. The cosy bar is dog-friendly, while the wood-panelled lounge offe...
Red Lion Longdon Green

Hay Lane, Longdon Green, WS15 4QF
(01543) 490410
brunningandprice.co.uk/redlion/

Having undergone a major refurbishment and restoration, bringing the pub up to date, but keeping the original fabric in place the pub now offers a very high standard. The bar has soft furnishing at one end and traditional seating around the...
Swan With Two Necks

40 Brook End, Longdon, WS15 4PN
(01543) 491570

Multi-roomed pub, reopened in 2013 after an extensive refurbishment. It is now a thriving village hub extremely popular with diners, with food served all day (not Monday). However drinkers are well catered for with two flagged bar areas sep...