English Heritage sites near Ruscombe Parish
SILCHESTER ROMAN CITY WALLS AND AMPHITHEATRE
13 miles from Ruscombe Parish
Originally a tribal centre of the Iron Age Atrebates, Silchester became the large and important Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum.
HARMONDSWORTH BARN
16 miles from Ruscombe 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.
FARNHAM CASTLE KEEP
18 miles from Ruscombe Parish
The impressive motte and shell keep of Farnham Castle, Surrey, founded in 1138 by Bishop Henry of Blois. An enjoyable day out within travelling distance of London.
WAVERLEY ABBEY
20 miles from Ruscombe Parish
Fragments of the church and monastic buildings of the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128.
DONNINGTON CASTLE
22 miles from Ruscombe Parish
The striking twin-towered 14th-century gatehouse of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle, survives amid impressive earthworks.
MARBLE HILL
23 miles from Ruscombe Parish
Marble Hill is the last complete survivor of the elegant villas and gardens which bordered the Thames between Richmond and Hampton Court in the 18th century.
Churches in Ruscombe Parish
Ruscombe: St. James the Great
Church Lane
Ruscombe
Reading
RG10 9UD
(0118) 9344792
http://www.thru-christ.org.uk
St James Church Ruscombe is part of the benefice of Ruscombe and Twyford with Hurst. It is also in a Local Ecumenical Partnership with the United Reformed Church in Twyford. Together with St Mary the Virgin, Twyford, it is administered from the Church Centre in Twyford.
St James, the beautiful medieval church pictured here, hosts a more traditional style of service.
To find out more about us visit our website at www.thru-christ.org.uk.
Pubs in Ruscombe Parish
Royal Oak
Ruscombe Lane, Ruscombe, RG10 9JN
(0118) 934 5190
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