English Heritage sites near Wettenhall Parish
BEESTON CASTLE AND WOODLAND PARK
5 miles from Wettenhall 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.
SANDBACH CROSSES
9 miles from Wettenhall 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.
CHESTER ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE
14 miles from Wettenhall Parish
The largest Roman amphitheatre in Britain, used for entertainment and military training by the 20th Legion, based at the fortress of 'Deva' (Chester).
CHESTER CASTLE: AGRICOLA TOWER AND CASTLE WALLS
14 miles from Wettenhall Parish
The original gateway to Chester Castle, this 12th-century tower houses a chapel with exceptionally fine wall-paintings of c. 1220, rediscovered in the 1980s.
MORETON CORBET CASTLE
24 miles from Wettenhall 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.
OLD OSWESTRY HILLFORT
28 miles from Wettenhall Parish
The huge hillfort at Old Oswestry was probably the stronghold and principal settlement of an Iron Age tribe, with its 40 acres protected by formidable ramparts.
Churches in Wettenhall Parish
St David
Long Lane
Wettenhall
Chester
(01270) 528273
http://www.wettenhallchurch.org.uk/
Clergy: Rev. Sarah Anne Lawson 01270 628864
Readers: Ann Nicholas 01270 528273 Isobel Burnley 01270 624521
Churchwardens: Mr. R. Brooks 01270 528278 Mr. R. Nicholas 01270 528273
Website:http://www.wettenhallchurch.org.uk
Pubs in Wettenhall Parish
Boot & Slipper
The pub was demolished in 2016. A number of planning applications have been submitted for development of the site - but still nothing has happened (July 2019).
Little Man
Apparently, the only pub of this name in the country! (It can, allegedly, trace its history back to 1673 when it was the Little John Ale House!). However, the 1838 Cheshire tithe map states it as "House & Garden" and "building and Garden",...