English Heritage sites near Woodmancote Parish

Bramber Castle

BRAMBER CASTLE

4 miles from Woodmancote Parish

The remains of a Norman castle on the banks of the River Adur, founded by William de Braose soon after the Norman Conquest.

Boxgrove Priory

BOXGROVE PRIORY

21 miles from Woodmancote Parish

The guest house and other remains of a Benedictine priory: much of the fine 12th to 14th century monastic church survives as the parish church.

Pevensey Castle

PEVENSEY CASTLE

26 miles from Woodmancote Parish

With a history stretching back over 16 centuries, Pevensey Castle chronicles more graphically than any other fortress the story of Britain's south coast defences.

Bayham Old Abbey

BAYHAM OLD ABBEY

29 miles from Woodmancote Parish

Bayham Abbey makes a fascinating day out on the Kent Sussex border. The impressive ruins include much of the 13th to 15th-century church, the chapter house, and a picturesque 14th-century gatehouse.

Waverley Abbey

WAVERLEY ABBEY

29 miles from Woodmancote Parish

Fragments of the church and monastic buildings of the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128.

Home of Charles Darwin - Down House

HOME OF CHARLES DARWIN - DOWN HOUSE

31 miles from Woodmancote Parish

Down House is a site of outstanding international significance. Here the famous scientist Charles Darwin lived with his family for forty years and worked on his revolutionary theories.


Churches in Woodmancote Parish

St. Peter's

A281 Woodmancote Henfield
(01273) 495532
http://henfield.org/our-churches/st-peters-woodmancote

 

The parish church, St Peter's, part of the united parish of Henfield, with Shermanbury and Woodmancote, stands alone beside the A281 road. Originally thirteenth century the church was largely rebuilt in 1868. 

The parish was recorded in the Domesday book of 1086 as Odemancote. Two of the Lewes martyrs, burnt at the stake in 1556, Thomas Harland and John Oswald, came from Woodmancote.


Pubs in Woodmancote Parish

Wheatsheaf

Wheatsheaf Road, Woodmancote, BN5 9BD
(01273) 492077
thewheatsheafhenfield.co.uk/

The former Wheatsheaf pub which has more recently been Baloos restaurant has reopened as a pub and restaurant using its original name. Real ale available - more details to follow when available.