English Heritage sites near Barling Magna Parish
HADLEIGH CASTLE
8 miles from Barling Magna Parish
The romantic ruins of a royal castle overlooking the Essex marshes. Hadleigh was begun in about 1215 by Hubert de Burgh, but extensively refortified by Edward III during the Hundred Years War.
UPNOR CASTLE
16 miles from Barling Magna Parish
Set in tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village, this rare example of an Elizabethan artillery fort was begun in 1559 and redeveloped in 1599-1601, to protect warships at Chatham dockyards.
ROCHESTER CASTLE
18 miles from Barling Magna Parish
Strategically placed astride the London Road, guarding an important crossing of the River Medway, this imposing fortress has a complex history of destruction and rebuilding.
FAVERSHAM STONE CHAPEL (OUR LADY OF ELVERTON)
18 miles from Barling Magna Parish
The ruins of the small Anglo-Saxon and medieval chapel of Stone-next-Faversham.
TEMPLE MANOR
18 miles from Barling Magna Parish
Part of a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240, with a fine first floor hall displaying traces of wall paintings.
MAISON DIEU
18 miles from Barling Magna Parish
Originating as a 13th-century wayside hospital, this flint and timber-framed building now displays Roman artefacts from nearby sites.
Churches in Barling Magna Parish
All Saints Church Barling Magna
Church Road
Barling Magna
Southend-on-Sea
01702 216725
https://www.pearlclusterchurches.com/home
All Saints Church is situated at the end of Church Road in Barling Magna within the county of Essex, very close to the river Roach. We have regular services and many other enjoyable events throughout the year. If you live near us or are just visiting and would like to attend a service, please feel free to do so, we would love to see you. It is thought that Christian worship began in Barling in 998. This made the year 1998 our 1000th birthday!
in 2021 we joined with the parishes of Canewdon, Ashingdon, South Fambridge, and Paglesham to form a Mission and Ministry team called the Pearl Cluster Churches. Visit our web site to learn more about us.
https://www.pearlclusterchurches.com/home
Little Wakering: St Mary the Virgin
Little Wakering Road
Little Wakering
Southend-on-Sea
01702 216725
http://www.allsaintsbarling.org.uk
St Mary's is now a chapel of ease. Regular services are held at All Saints Church, Barling Magna. See our website www.allsaintsbarling.org.uk for details.
Pubs in Barling Magna Parish
Castle
181 Little Wakering Road, Little Wakering, SS3 0JW
(01702) 216521
castleinnpub.co.uk/