English Heritage sites near West Anstey Parish
DUNSTER GALLOX BRIDGE
13 miles from West Anstey Parish
This ancient stone bridge - originally 'gallows bridge' - once carried packhorses bringing fleeces to Dunster market and is evidence of Dunster's once important role in the wool trade.
DUNSTER BUTTER CROSS
13 miles from West Anstey Parish
Transplanted stump of a medieval stone cross that was once a meeting place for people to bring and sell their own butter. Nearby attractions include Cleeve Abbey.
DUNSTER, YARN MARKET
13 miles from West Anstey Parish
Fine 17th century timber-framed octagonal market hall that is a monument to Dunster's once-flourishing cloth trade.
CLEEVE ABBEY
15 miles from West Anstey Parish
With possibly the finest cloister buildings in England, visitors can get a glimpse of monastic life 800 years ago. 15th century refectory with glorious angel roof and 13th century heraldic tiles.
DAWS CASTLE
16 miles from West Anstey Parish
Daws Castle is a clifftop fortress, which was founded by King Alfred to defend the people of Watchet against Viking attacks.
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
26 miles from West Anstey Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Churches in West Anstey Parish
St Petrock
Badlake Lane
West Anstey
EX36 3PE
01598 740325
http://edgemoorparishes.org.uk
A brief history of the Church of St Petrock
The church dates mainly from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and was restored in 1879 and the pulpit, later and reredos date from this restoration. There are fragments of medieval glass that have survived in the south chancel window and there are also a few medieval tiles.
Address:
Badlake Lane, West Anstey, Devon EX36 3PE
Churchwarden:
John Morgan
No churches found in West Anstey Parish