English Heritage sites near Bracewell and Brogden Parish
SAWLEY ABBEY
5 miles from Bracewell and Brogden Parish
The remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1148, set on the banks of the Ribble against a backdrop of dramatic hills.
WHALLEY ABBEY GATEHOUSE
11 miles from Bracewell and Brogden Parish
The 14th century gatehouse of the nearby Cistercian abbey, which was the second wealthiest monastery in Lancashire. The first floor of the gatehouse was probably a chapel.
GOODSHAW CHAPEL
14 miles from Bracewell and Brogden Parish
English Heritage's only Nonconformist place of worship, this atmospheric Baptist chapel displays a complete set of box-pews, galleries and pulpit dating from c. 1742 to 1809.
WARTON OLD RECTORY
27 miles from Bracewell and Brogden Parish
A rare survival of a large 14th-century stone house with great hall and chambers. It served as a residence and courthouse for the wealthy and powerful rectors of Warton.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, STUDLEY ROYAL
29 miles from Bracewell and Brogden Parish
This magnificent High Victorian Anglican church was designed in the1870s by the flamboyant architect William Burges, and has been called his 'ecclesiastical masterpiece'.
MIDDLEHAM CASTLE
30 miles from Bracewell and Brogden Parish
Middleham Castle is a fascinating place to visit in the Yorkshire Dales. Once the childhood home of Richard III, relive the Castle's illustrious history and unlock the deeds of its great owners.
Churches in Bracewell and Brogden Parish
Bracewell: St Michael
Gisburn Road
Bracewell
Barnoldswick
(01282) 812028
http://barlickbracewellparishes.org.uk
Originally built in 1143 to serve as a chantry chapel for the Tempest family, St Michael's became the parish church in 1153.
The church seeks to serve the small community of Bracewell and has a variety of forms of service using both the Book of Common Prayer and traditional and modern language services allowed under the provisions of Common Worship.
The church retains its Jacobean pulpit and font cover and some interesting fragments of mediaeval glass as well as a 'Leper's Peep', norman chancel arch and doorway arch.
Nearby is King Henry's parlour where it is beleived Henry VI sought refuge after his defeat in the Wars of the Roses.
No churches found in Bracewell and Brogden Parish