English Heritage sites near Fordham Parish
LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE
3 miles from Fordham 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
5 miles from Fordham 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
5 miles from Fordham Parish
The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
10 miles from Fordham Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
MISTLEY TOWERS
12 miles from Fordham Parish
Two porticoed Classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by Robert Adam in 1776.
LANDGUARD FORT
22 miles from Fordham Parish
Landguard Fort is the site of the last opposed seaborne invasion of England in 1667 and the first land battle of the Royal Marines.
Churches in Fordham Parish
All Saints Church, Fordham
Church Road
Fordham
Colchester
(01206) 243261
http://www.fordhamchurch.org.uk
All Saints is:
* an evangelical church that is committed to teaching the Bible
* a parish church that welcomes many from the wider area
* a growing church that includes people of all ages
* an Anglican church that has an informal style
* located near Colchester in Essex
Why not visit us? We would be delighted to welcome you!
Note - for details of our services please see our website
Pubs in Fordham Parish
Shoulder of Mutton
Recently re-opened after major refurbisment as a free house. The building has been split up in to various areas and includes a pub, a dining/tearoom, a craft workroom and spacious function room to hire. There is a large car park.
Three Horseshoes
74 Church Road, Fordham, CO6 3NJ
(01206) 240195
threehorseshoesfordham.com/