English Heritage sites near Gestingthorpe Parish
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
11 miles from Gestingthorpe Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE
12 miles from Gestingthorpe Parish
The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.
ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE
14 miles from Gestingthorpe Parish
This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.
COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY
14 miles from Gestingthorpe Parish
The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.
BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY
17 miles from Gestingthorpe Parish
The extensive remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England, shrine of St Edmund.
PRIOR'S HALL BARN
18 miles from Gestingthorpe Parish
One of the finest surviving medieval barns in eastern England, tree-ring dated to the mid-15th century, with a breathtaking aisled interior and crown post roof, the product of some 400 oaks.
Churches in Gestingthorpe Parish
Gestingthorpe: St Mary the Virgin
Church Street
Gestingthorpe
Halstead
01787 460273
http://www.knights-hospitallers.org.uk
St Mary the Virgin Church, Gestingthorpe, stands in the centre of the village near both the Village Hall and the Playing Field/Park. Set back from the road, and nestled amongst trees, the views over the surrounding fields are beautiful. A haven of rest, it is a perfect place to pray, and to think about God.
Services take place here most Sundays. Children and families are always welcome. We also join other parishes in the Halstead Team for services each month. See our service schedule on the Services and Other Events page.
Some parts of our Church date from the 14th Century. It is particularly well knows for the splendid east window, stained glass windows donated by the Oates family in the late 19th Century, and the impressive 'double hammer-beam' roof and locally made red brick tower.
Pubs in Gestingthorpe Parish
Pheasant
Audley End, Gestingthorpe, CO9 3AU
(01787) 461196
thepheasant.net