English Heritage sites near Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish

Berkhamsted Castle

BERKHAMSTED CASTLE

14 miles from Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish

Visit the substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and earthworks.

North Hinksey Conduit House

NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE

18 miles from Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish

Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.

Abingdon County Hall Museum

ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM

18 miles from Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish

This splendid 17th century Baroque building housed a courtroom for assizes, raised on arches over a market space. It now houses the Abingdon Museum.

Old Gorhambury House

OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE

21 miles from Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish

The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.

Roman Wall of St Albans

ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS

22 miles from Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish

A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.

Harmondsworth Barn

HARMONDSWORTH BARN

24 miles from Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish

This Grade I listed oak-framed medieval barn ranks alongside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace for its exceptional architectural and historic interest.


Churches in Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish

Horsenden: St Michael & All Angels

Horsenden Lane Horsenden Oxford
http://www.bledlowparish.org.uk/

The church stands adjacent to the grounds of Horsenden Manor. There has been a church on this site since at least 1210 AD. The present church is part of a larger 15th century building. In 1765, the nave and the west tower were demolished and the present tower built; it contains a bell dated 1582. In the late 19th century, the chancel was extended 8ft to the east.

Inside, note the 16th century screen, which is used to separate the chancel from the nave, and the patterned tiles on the floor, which were almost certainly made near Penn in the 14th century. Note also the Victorian tiles on either side of the altar, where an eagle has the head of a calf, and visa versa. The stained glass in the south windows is by Westlake and is considered to be some of the best work of the period (1900).

Edward Stone, Rector from 1737, found that chewing willow bark helped his rheumatism, which he reported to the Royal Society in 1763. The active ingredient was later shown to be salicylic acid or aspirin.

The key –holders are listed on the church notice board.

A service is held at St Michael & All Angels, Horsenden, once a month.

 

Owlswick Chapel

Owlswick Princes Risborough
01844274771
https://stdunstanschurch.com/

St. Peter's is a delightful Victorian 'School' chapel with Book of Common Prayer services held twice each month.

St. Peter's Church

Ilmer Princes Risborough
01844273300
http://www.stmarysrisborough.org.uk

A delightful, small church in the quiet hamlet of Ilmer.


Pubs in Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish

Red Lion

Thame Road, Longwick, HP27 9SG
(01844) 344980
redlionlongwick.co.uk/

Only pub left in a village that supported at least half a dozen. Having been taken over in June 2019 - this public house boasts new food & wine menus, plus a good range of ales and lagers and a good gin range. Bar has been refurbished sinc...