English Heritage sites near Ilmington Parish
ROLLRIGHT STONES
9 miles from Ilmington Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
HAILES ABBEY
13 miles from Ilmington Parish
Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
16 miles from Ilmington Parish
A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
18 miles from Ilmington Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
19 miles from Ilmington Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
21 miles from Ilmington Parish
The remains of a large, well built Roman courtyard villa. The most important feature is a nearly complete mosaic tile floor, patterned in reds and browns.
Churches in Ilmington Parish
Ilmington - St. Mary
Ilmington
Shipston-on-Stour
07952 544820
https://fosseway6churches.weebly.com/
St Mary's Ilmington is located in the North Cotswolds, and is a fine Norman church, with a peal of 8 bells (which have been heard on Radio 4) and a fine recently restored organ. Highlights include 11 carved mice (by Robert Thomson of Kilburn) and the Apple Map, celebrating the variety of apple trees in the village. The church is open daily from 9.00am.
St Mary's is in the benefice with Preston-on-Stour, Whitchurch, Tredington with Darlingscote and Stretton-on-Fosse.
The service pattern includes Book of Common Prayer Evensong and Holy Communion, Common Worship Holy Communion, and family services, and special events.
There is a strong link with Ilmington Church of England Primary School, which holds various services in the Church, and with various village organisations.
The village contains 2 pubs. King George V broadcast his 1934 Christmas address from the manor in Ilmington, introduced by Walton Handy, a local shepherd and included the village choir and local bellringing. The Elizabethan poet Sir Thomas Overbury was born just to the south of the village. Morris Dancing is an intergal part of the village, and Sam Bennett (a famous morris dancer) is buried in the churchyard.
For our worship see the weekly newsletter and and the magazine on the website
Pubs in Ilmington Parish
Howard Arms
Lower Green, Ilmington, CV36 4LT
(01608) 682226
howardarms.com/
Red Lion
Front Street, Ilmington, CV36 4LX
(01608) 682089
redlionilmington.co.uk/