English Heritage sites near Farlow Parish
WENLOCK PRIORY
12 miles from Farlow Parish
Tranquil ruins in lovely setting. Re-founded by the Normans as a priory. Unusual washing fountain with 12th century carvings, extravagantly decorated chapter house, topiary-filled cloister garden.
WITLEY COURT AND GARDENS
13 miles from Farlow Parish
A hundred years ago, Witley Court was one of England's great country houses, hosting many extravagant parties. Today it is a spectacular ruin, the result of a disastrous fire in 1937.
STOKESAY CASTLE
13 miles from Farlow Parish
Stokesay Castle is quite simply the finest and best preserved fortified medieval manor house in England.
LANGLEY CHAPEL
14 miles from Farlow Parish
A small chapel tranquilly set all alone in charming countryside. Its atmospheric interior contains a perfect set of 17th-century timber furnishings, including a musicians' pew.
EDVIN LOACH OLD CHURCH
14 miles from Farlow Parish
The ruins of an 11th century and later church built within the earthworks of a Norman motte and bailey castle, with a Victorian church nearby. The site of hundreds of years of worship.
IRON BRIDGE
14 miles from Farlow 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.
Churches in Farlow Parish
Farlow: St Giles
Farlow
01746 718127
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10471/benefice/
St Giles' church is almost entirely Victorian, built in 1857-8 to replace the former church halfway down Farlow bank by Robert Griffiths of Quatford. It is, like so many Victorian churches, constructed in the Gothic style - Early English in this case, but Pevsner notes that the south doorway is 12th century, transferred from the original church. There are some lovely stained glass windows, with Moses and Elijah flanking Jesus at the east end, and Jesus with John the Baptist at the west end. There is a record of the story of St Giles just inside the door, and he appears in the statuary around the pulpit. There are no side aisles, but quite a long nave and a step up to the chancel. Projecting the voice to the back of the church is quite an art!
The lych gate is the village war memorial and has just been listed as being of historic or architectural interest.
The churchyard around St Giles boasts one of the finest views from a Shropshire churchyard: down from the ridge across farmland to the Brown Clee HIll. Sometimes you can be lucky enough to see mist down in the valley, and be in the sunshine above. Just down the road from the church is the village primary school, which uses the church to mark its special occasions.
Throughout the year Holy Communion is celebrated at St Giles on the first Sunday of the month at nine am; during the summer months there is an evensong (Book of Common Prayer) at six-thirty pm. The September third Sunday has been used for the last two years for a Pet Service.
For further information about the church and parish, and about services and other events, see our benefice website www.stottesdonbenefice.co.uk and our Facebook page at Stottesdon Benefice.
Pubs in Farlow Parish
Gate Hangs Well
Photo was taken in 1989
(photo used with permission from Stuart Brasier of Wolverhampton CAMRA)
New Inn
This Pub is the current use for a building over 200 years old, formerly the Jailhouse for Oreton and Farlow. There are two rooms: the front bar has a log burner in an inglelnook, and the other has a pool table and dartboard. The Pub re-open...