English Heritage sites near Lea Parish
GOODRICH CASTLE
5 miles from Lea Parish
Goodrich stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY
6 miles from Lea Parish
Delightful Norman church, displaying one of the most outstandingly complete and well preserved sets of medieval wall paintings in England, dating from the 12th and 14th centuries.
OVER BRIDGE
10 miles from Lea Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
BLACKFRIARS
11 miles from Lea Parish
One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory. Notable features include the church and fine scissor-braced dormitory roof.
GREYFRIARS
11 miles from Lea Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
ST BRIAVELS CASTLE
12 miles from Lea Parish
The fine twin-towered gatehouse, built by Edward I in 1292, once defended a crossbow bolt factory which used local iron. Once a prison, now a youth hostel in wonderful walking country.
Churches in Lea Parish
The Lea: St John the Baptist
The Lea
Ross-on-Wye
(01989) 568736
St John the Baptist, the Lea, is a church rooted in its village, enjoying close connections with the school, who worship there weekly. The parish has a High-Church tradition, with vestments and a choir. A Sunday School has recently been restarted.
Pubs in Lea Parish
Crown Inn
A very old roadside pub with parts dating back to the 14th century, and part which was a butcher's shop - hence the butchers bar. The main bar has flagstone floors and there is much exposed woodwork throughout the pub. The main bar has sepa...