English Heritage sites near Glemsford Parish
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
9 miles from Glemsford Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY
10 miles from Glemsford Parish
The extensive remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England, shrine of St Edmund.
MOULTON PACKHORSE BRIDGE
13 miles from Glemsford Parish
A pretty four-arched late medieval bridge, spanning the River Kennett on the old route from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds.
LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE
16 miles from Glemsford Parish
The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.
ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE
18 miles from Glemsford Parish
This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.
COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY
18 miles from Glemsford Parish
The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.
Churches in Glemsford Parish
St Mary the Virgin, Glemsford with Fenstead End
Churchgate
Glemsford
Sudbury
(01787) 282375
The Anglican church in Glemsford is dedicated to St Mary-the-Virgin and is a Grade 1 listed building. In our worship we seek to offer a varied diet of Fresh Expressions, Common Worship and Book of Common Prayer, believing this to be as important for a healthy spirit as a varied diet of protein, vegtables and carbs is for the body.
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Pubs in Glemsford Parish
Angel
Historic and traditional pub. Now with four hand pumps and well worth a visit
Black Lion
A 14th cent. local serving good beer.
Cherry Tree
Lively locals pub with occasional guest ales.
Cock
This establishment is no longer trading as a public house, it has been recently used as a b&b. It is currently for sale (Dec 2015).
Was a cosy, unspoilt pub with heavily beamed ceilings. Known to date back at least to 1793, when the Bury &...
Crown
Heavily beamed pub dating in part from 1510. Exposed stud work was visible in the former dividing wall between the bar & games areas. Re-opened on Friday 23rd September 2011 as a Free House after being closed for over 2 years, but closed ag...
Glemsford Social Club
Hunts Hill, Glemsford, CO10 7RP
(01787) 281094
glemsfordsocialclub.wixsite.com/social-c...
Wongs Cherry Tree
Tye Green, Glemsford, CO10 7RG
(01787) 282282
wongscherrytree.co.uk/