English Heritage sites near Long Marston Parish
HAILES ABBEY
13 miles from Long Marston Parish
Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
14 miles from Long Marston Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
16 miles from Long Marston Parish
A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
17 miles from Long Marston Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
ODDA'S CHAPEL
21 miles from Long Marston Parish
One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
22 miles from Long Marston Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
Churches in Long Marston Parish
Long Marston - St James the Great
College Close
Long Marston
Stratford-upon-Avon
+447786483114
http://www.southwarksbenefice.org.uk
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St. James the Great, Marston Sicca (Long Marston)
<span style="font-size: 1rem;">St James The Great dates back to the 13th Century and still remains the most prominent building in the village of Long Marston which today has a population of around 400 whilst we are proud of our heritage and are careful to preserve what is good from the past we are a forward thinking community and are on the road to making our vision for the future a reality, this has involved changes to the chancel seating, the creation of a kitchen area in the vestry, making a children welcome area and ensuring that the church is open every day for people to visit and pray .</span>
We have 3 services a month providing a mixture of Holy Communion and Family Worship with coffee served in the church for all after the family services, the hymns and music is integral to our worship and this is provided by organists and from an IPOD. The special services at Christmas, Easter and Harvest are well supported by the village as whole with children encouraged to take part.
The PCC works in harmony with the jobs being shared out and everyone supporting each other, money has been raised mainly from events, for improvements including a heating system but more needs to be done on the stewardship side.
We have links with churches and Christian work overseas, and ensure we give donations to help with their work, and other charities.
The village of Long Marston has a successful Community Shop run by volunteers which is now in its 14th Year this is the hub of the village during the week, and a Village Hall that is home to a variety of activities and meetings including WI, Keep Fit, Line Dancing and a Women's Group, it also hosts The Harvest Supper each year.
Pubs in Long Marston Parish
Masons Arms
Long Marston, CV37 8RG
(01789) 720586
masons-arms-pub.co.uk/