English Heritage sites near Bilbrook Parish
BOSCOBEL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL OAK
4 miles from Bilbrook Parish
Enjoy a day out at Boscobel House and its famous The Royal Oak as you discover one of the most dramatic escape stories in English History. Visitors can explore the restored oak pasture and orchard, get hands-on with history in the house, meet the farmyard animals and have fun in the play area.
WHITE LADIES PRIORY
5 miles from Bilbrook Parish
Ruins of the late 12th century church of a small nunnery of 'white ladies' or Augustinian Canonesses. Charles II hid nearby in 1651, before moving to Boscobel House.
LILLESHALL ABBEY
12 miles from Bilbrook Parish
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.
WALL ROMAN SITE
13 miles from Bilbrook Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
IRON BRIDGE
13 miles from Bilbrook Parish
The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in 1779 by Abraham Darby III. Costing over £6000, the bridge was cast in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron.
HALESOWEN ABBEY
14 miles from Bilbrook Parish
Remains of abbey founded by King John in the 13th century.
Churches in Bilbrook Parish
Church of the Holy Cross, Bilbrook
Bilbrook Road
Bilbrook
Wolverhampton
(01902) 212405
http://holycross.bilbrook.info
A Welcoming Church at the Heart of the Community…..
The family of Holy Cross Church, Bilbrook have worship at the centre of their life together, with a long tradition of Modern Catholic Eucharistic worship.
We have concentrated on developing “Every Member Ministry” by encouraging our congregation that they all have a part to play as a member of God’s family in Bilbrook. This has led to a strengthening of our work in the community, both pastorally and spiritually, as well as empowering our congregation to think about their gifts.
The church sees itself very much as the church ministering to and serving to the village, and not our own interests. We therefore welcome people from all church traditions, and pray that our worship will speak to all as we constantly strive to introduce our congregation to many and varied new expressions of worshiping our God.
Holy Cross is now open on a daily basis from 10am until 3pm.
For more information please visit our website:
http://holycross.bilbrook.info
Pubs in Bilbrook Parish
Woodman
2 Duck Lane, Bilbrook, WV8 1HZ
(01902) 843614
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