English Heritage sites near Marston Parish
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
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
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
15 miles from Marston Parish
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.
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
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
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