English Heritage sites near Cookbury Parish
PENHALLAM MANOR
12 miles from Cookbury Parish
The low and grass-covered but complete ground-plan of a moated 13th-century manor house, in a delightful woodland setting.
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
14 miles from Cookbury 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.
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
14 miles from Cookbury 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
15 miles from Cookbury 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.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
22 miles from Cookbury 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.
DUPATH WELL
23 miles from Cookbury Parish
This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.
Churches in Cookbury Parish
St John the Baptist and the Seven Maccabees
Cookbury
Holsworthy
01409 241315
For full details of our church, go to our main website: www.black-torrington-benefice.org.uk
SAFEGUARDING
If you have a concern about the safety of someone or the actions of someone working with children or vulnerable adults, please speak to a Churchwarden, Member of the Clergy or to our Safeguarding Representative, whose details are displayed in the porch of each church and in our "Connected" magazine.
· Our Benefice Safeguarding Representative is Gina Finch.
· Alternatively, below is a link to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team:
https://exeter.anglican.org/resources/safeguarding/safeguarding-team/
If you are a young person and you feel unhappy about something happening to you, you can call Childline on 0800 11 11."
No churches found in Cookbury Parish