English Heritage sites near Dodcott cum Wilkesley Parish
BEESTON CASTLE AND WOODLAND PARK
12 miles from Dodcott cum Wilkesley Parish
If you’re planning a family day out in Cheshire, then a visit to Beeston Castle in Tarporley fits the bill perfectly. This 'Castle of the Rock' is famous for its spectacular views.
MORETON CORBET CASTLE
12 miles from Dodcott cum Wilkesley Parish
The ruins of the medieval castle and Tudor manor house of the Corbets are dominated by the theatrical shell of an ambitious Elizabethan mansion wing in Italianate style.
SANDBACH CROSSES
14 miles from Dodcott cum Wilkesley Parish
The two massive Saxon stone crosses, elaborately carved with animals and Biblical scenes including the Nativity of Christ and the Crucifixion, dominate the cobbled market square of Sandbach.
HAUGHMOND ABBEY
18 miles from Dodcott cum Wilkesley Parish
Extensive remains of Augustinian abbey, including abbots' quarters, refectory & cloister. Chapter house frontage with 12th & 14th century carving & statuary, timber roof c.1500. Displays, picnic area.
LILLESHALL ABBEY
19 miles from Dodcott cum Wilkesley Parish
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.
CHESTER ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
20 miles from Dodcott cum Wilkesley Parish
The largest Roman amphitheatre in Britain, used for entertainment and military training by the 20th Legion, based at the fortress of 'Deva' (Chester).
Churches in Dodcott cum Wilkesley Parish
St Mary and St Michael
Burleydam
Nantwich
01270 780742
http://wrenburychurch.org.uk/st-mary-and-michaels-burleydam/
A listed Georgian country Church with Community Room conversion enabling the building to have a dual purpose within the small community it serves.
Interesting good stained glass windows. Marble bust of Lord Combermere.
Pubs in Dodcott cum Wilkesley Parish
Combermere Arms
Whitchurch Road, Burleydam, SY13 4AT
(01948) 871223
brunningandprice.co.uk/combermere/