English Heritage sites near Seighford Parish

Boscobel House and The Royal Oak

BOSCOBEL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL OAK

11 miles from Seighford Parish

Enjoy a day out at Boscobel House and its famous The Royal Oak as you discover one of the most dramatic escape stories in English History. Visitors can explore the restored oak pasture and orchard, get hands-on with history in the house, meet the farmyard animals and have fun in the play area.

Lilleshall Abbey

LILLESHALL ABBEY

11 miles from Seighford Parish

Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.

White Ladies Priory

WHITE LADIES PRIORY

12 miles from Seighford Parish

Ruins of the late 12th century church of a small nunnery of 'white ladies' or Augustinian Canonesses. Charles II hid nearby in 1651, before moving to Boscobel House.

Croxden Abbey

CROXDEN ABBEY

15 miles from Seighford Parish

The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.

Wall Roman Site

WALL ROMAN SITE

18 miles from Seighford Parish

Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.

Iron Bridge

IRON BRIDGE

19 miles from Seighford 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 Seighford Parish

Chebsey All Saints

centre of the village Chebsey Stafford
(01785) 282829
https://ourbenefice.wordpress.com/

A warm welcome to all at our services. We have an 8:30am Eucharist each Sunday at Seighford St.Chad's. A 10:00am United Benefice service at All Saints Chebsey on the 1st Sunday of each month. A mid-week Eucharist at 10:00am on a Thursday at Seighford St.Chad's. Evening Prayer and a Pint on Thursday's from 19:00pm either at Seighford St.Chad's then The Hollybush or St Luke's Norton Bridge and the Railway.

Chebsey S.Luke, Norton Bridge

Norton Bridge Chebsey Stafford
(01785) 282829
https://ourbenefice.wordpress.com/

A warm welcome to all at our services. We have an 8:30am Eucharist each Sunday at Seighford St.Chad's. A 09:30am United Benefice service at St Luke's Norton Bridge on the 1st Sunday of each month. A mid-week Eucharist at 10:00am on a Thursday at Seighford St.Chad's. Evening Prayer and a Pint on Thursday's from 19:00pm either at Seighford St.Chad's then The Hollybush or St Luke's Norton Bridge and the Railway.

Derrington S.Matthew

Derrington Stafford
01785 780125

St Matthew Derrington is ‘only’ 160 years old but is equally important as a focus to the village. Plans are in place for disabled toilets and a welcome area.

Ellenhall S.Mary

top end of the village Ellenhall Stafford
(01785) 282829
https://ourbenefice.wordpress.com/

A warm welcome to all at our services. We have an 8:30am Eucharist each Sunday at Seighford St.Chad's. A 10:00am United Benefice service at St Mary's Ellenhall on the 2nd Sunday of each month. A mid-week Eucharist at 10:00am on a Thursday at Seighford St.Chad's. Evening Prayer and a Pint on Thursday's from 19:00pm either at Seighford St.Chad's then The Hollybush or St Luke's Norton Bridge and the Railway.

Ranton All Saints

in the village Ranton Stafford
(01785) 282829
https://ourbenefice.wordpress.com/

A warm welcome to all at our services. We have an 8:30am Eucharist each Sunday at Seighford St.Chad's. A 10:00am United Benefice service at All Saints Ranton on the 3rd Sunday of each month. A mid-week Eucharist at 10:00am on a Thursday at Seighford St.Chad's. Evening Prayer and a Pint on Thursday's from 19:00pm either at Seighford St.Chad's then The Hollybush or St Luke's Norton Bridge and the Railway.

Seighford S.Chad

centre of the village Seighford Stafford
(01785) 282829
https://ourbenefice.wordpress.com/

A warm welcome to all at our services. We have an 8:30am Eucharist each Sunday at Seighford St.Chad's. An 11:00am United Benefice service at St.Chad's on the fourth Sunday of each month. A mid-week Eucharist at 10:00am on a Thursday at Seighford St.Chad's. Evening Prayer and a Pint on Thursday's from 19:00pm either at Seighford St.Chad's then The Hollybush or St Luke's Norton Bridge and the Railway.

Pubs in Seighford Parish

Derrington Social Club

Billington Lane, Derrington, ST18 9LR
(01785) 242175
derringtonvillage.co.uk/our-village/derr...

The Club was first opened in 1982 and is attached to the village hall, which also contains the vilage post office and village shop. Beer sales originally included Greenall Whitley at 50p a pint. The range is much better now, often includin...
Holly Bush Inn

Main Road, Seighford, ST18 9PQ
(01785) 281644
thehollybushinseighford.co.uk/

Traditional style village inn resurrected by a community purchase after a period in the doldrums, having been closed for a period and then an Indian restaurant. There are small, cosy drinking areas within the original half-timbered building...
Mill at Worston

Worston Lane, Little Bridgeford, ST18 9QA
(01785) 282710
themillatworston.co.uk/

The Mill at Worston was originally built by J Milner in 1814, on the site of an earlier mill, it was a typical corn mill of its time, having three floors and an attic, and much of the machinery has been retained. Rather food orientated. The...
Red Lion

Billington Lane, Derrington, ST18 9LR

It was a popular country pub with a 40 seater restaurant with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Three miles from Stafford town centre,was very popular with trail walkers & cyclists and on a old rail line now a footpath & cycleway. It lost si...
Three Horseshoes

Crossing Lane, Derrington, ST18 9LW

A beerhouse with a six day licence. Mrs Ann Pearce was the licensee from at least 1900 until 1927 when the pub was purchased by Reginald Taylor who became licensee. The pub was leased to Eley & Co,, brewers of Stafford up until 1927. In 193...