English Heritage sites near Pipe Aston Parish
WIGMORE CASTLE
4 miles from Pipe Aston Parish
One of the most important castles in the history of the Welsh Marches and major centre of power for over 500 years, hosting royalty on several occasions. Deliberately demolished during the Civil War.
STOKESAY CASTLE
6 miles from Pipe Aston Parish
Stokesay Castle is quite simply the finest and best preserved fortified medieval manor house in England.
CLUN CASTLE
12 miles from Pipe Aston Parish
11th century Welsh Border castle with dramatic riverside location and extensive earthworks built to proclaim Norman dominance. Tall 13th century keep is unusually set on the side of its mound.
EDVIN LOACH OLD CHURCH
15 miles from Pipe Aston Parish
The ruins of an 11th century and later church built within the earthworks of a Norman motte and bailey castle, with a Victorian church nearby. The site of hundreds of years of worship.
LANGLEY CHAPEL
18 miles from Pipe Aston Parish
A small chapel tranquilly set all alone in charming countryside. Its atmospheric interior contains a perfect set of 17th-century timber furnishings, including a musicians' pew.
ACTON BURNELL CASTLE
19 miles from Pipe Aston Parish
Twice the home of parliaments, this red sandstone shell of a semi-fortified tower house was built between 1284-93 by Bishop Burnell, Edward I's Lord Chancellor.
Churches in Pipe Aston Parish
Pipe Aston: St Giles
Pipe Aston
Hereford; Ludlow;Leominster; Knightion
(01547) 540 349
http://www.wigmore-abbey.org.uk
St Giles Church in Aston, or as it is known Locally and on road signs as Pipe Aston on account of the historical link with the manufacture of clay pipes for smokers.
St. Giles, Pipe Aston. Our smallest church, Pipe Aston is a Norman gem, set in an immaculately kept churchyard. It was partly rebuilt in the 13th century. Its ornate north doorway boasts a Norman tympanum. It is so perfectly preserved that it looks as if it was carved yesterday. The nave has an original Norman wall painting. The roof is late 14th century.
For services and activities, visit www.wigmore-abbey.org.uk
No churches found in Pipe Aston Parish