English Heritage sites near Sheepwash Parish
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
10 miles from Sheepwash Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
14 miles from Sheepwash Parish
Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
17 miles from Sheepwash Parish
Launceston Castle dominates the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, unusual in that during rebuilding one tower was constructed with the remains of the older.
PENHALLAM MANOR
17 miles from Sheepwash Parish
The low and grass-covered but complete ground-plan of a moated 13th-century manor house, in a delightful woodland setting.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
21 miles from Sheepwash Parish
The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.
GRIMSPOUND
21 miles from Sheepwash Parish
The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.
Churches in Sheepwash Parish
St Lawrence, Sheepwash
Sheepwash
Beaworthy
Devon
01409 281424.
https://www.torridgeteamchurches.org.uk/welcome.htm
St. Lawrence's, Sheepwash is one of three churches in the village - there being a Methodist and Baptist also, and that in a small village. All three work together well, as well as maintaining their own life. St. Lawrence's has regular worship, and with an active Friends group, maintains the building and grounds well. Regular events take place involving the village as a whole. It is also linked to the neighbouring Anglican churches in the Torridge Team.
Between the three churches, there is a strong fellowship group meeting on a weekly basis.
All are welcome to any of our events, and pastoral care is available for all.
Pubs in Sheepwash Parish
Half Moon Inn
The Square, Sheepwash, Sheepwash, EX21 5NE
(01409) 231376
halfmoonsheepwash.co.uk