English Heritage sites near Somersham Parish

Lindsey St James's Chapel

LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL

7 miles from Somersham Parish

A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.

Mistley Towers

MISTLEY TOWERS

10 miles from Somersham Parish

Two porticoed Classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by Robert Adam in 1776.

Saxtead Green Post Mill

SAXTEAD GREEN POST MILL

15 miles from Somersham Parish

Saxtead Green Post Mill is a corn mill, whose whole body revolves on its base and was one of many built in Suffolk from the late 13th century.

Lexden Earthworks and Bluebottle Grove

LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE

15 miles from Somersham Parish

The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.

Colchester, St Botolph's Priory

COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY

15 miles from Somersham Parish

The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.

St John's Abbey Gate

ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE

15 miles from Somersham Parish

This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.


Churches in Somersham Parish

Somersham, St Mary

Pubs in Somersham Parish

Duke of Marlborough

Main Rd, Somersham, IP8 4QA
(01473) 831283
thedukeofmarlborough.com

This 15th century inn has been restored to a good standard. The timber framed building offers several seating areas for drinking or eating. Various events are organised including a quiz on the first Wednesday of every month (see What’s on...