English Heritage sites near Wellow Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Wellow Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Wellow Parish
Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS
1000 miles from Wellow Parish
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
HARRY'S WALLS
1000 miles from Wellow Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Wellow Parish
You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
CROMWELL'S CASTLE
1000 miles from Wellow Parish
The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.
Churches in Wellow Parish
St Margaret
Hackleys Lane
East & West Wellow
Romsey
01794 322472
http://www.stmargaretswellow.co.uk
The present flint and stone church was consecrated in 1215 and is on the site of an earlier building, probably also of stone. This earlier place of worship occupied most of the area of the present nave from the chancel to a line west of the south door to the present vestry door and was lengthened to the westwards in the 13th century. Archaeological investigation has also found the remains of massive flint and chalk foundations with large post-holes which indicate a yet earlier building, so it would appear that this site has been in continuous use from a time much earlier than the present church was built. The nave of the present church was built in the early 13th century and the chancel later in the same century. The south aisle was added in the fifteenth century. The church was re-roofed in 1999. Many people are drawn to visit St Margaret's because of its connection with Florence Nightingale. The church is still a lively centre of worship well-suited to the changes of lifestyles and customs of these times without, after more than 700 years, losing any of its reverential atmosphere, traditional beauty and attraction.
Pubs in Wellow Parish
Red Rover
Salisbury Road, West Wellow, SO51 6BW
(01794) 322266
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Rockingham Arms
Canada Road, Canada, SO51 6DE
(01794) 324798
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