English Heritage sites near Marston Parish

Croxden Abbey

CROXDEN ABBEY

11 miles from Marston 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.

Boscobel House and The Royal Oak

BOSCOBEL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL OAK

14 miles from Marston 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

14 miles from Marston 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.

Lilleshall Abbey

LILLESHALL ABBEY

15 miles from Marston Parish

Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.

Wall Roman Site

WALL ROMAN SITE

18 miles from Marston 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.

Iron Bridge

IRON BRIDGE

22 miles from Marston Parish

The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in 1779 by Abraham Darby III. Costing over £6000, the bridge was cast in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron.


No churches found in Marston Parish


Pubs in Marston Parish

Greyhound

Stone Road (A34), Yarlet Bank, ST18 9SD
(01889) 508480
thegreyhoundinnyarlet.co.uk/

Food is very important at this large roadside pub but there is a comfortable lounge area at the front where you can just have a drink. Sunday carvery 12-4pm. Closing times are approximate, the pub tends to close when the last diners have le...