English Heritage sites near Gawsworth Parish
SANDBACH CROSSES
10 miles from Gawsworth Parish
The two massive Saxon stone crosses, elaborately carved with animals and Biblical scenes including the Nativity of Christ and the Crucifixion, dominate the cobbled market square of Sandbach.
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
17 miles from Gawsworth Parish
The region's most important prehistoric site, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set in high moorland. A circle of some 50 white limestone slabs within an earthen bank and ditch.
PEVERIL CASTLE
18 miles from Gawsworth Parish
Founded soon after 1066 by William Peverel, one of William the Conqueror's most trusted knights, Peveril Castle offers breathtaking views of the Peak District from its position high above Castleton.
CROXDEN ABBEY
21 miles from Gawsworth 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.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
23 miles from Gawsworth Parish
A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.
BEESTON CASTLE AND WOODLAND PARK
23 miles from Gawsworth Parish
If you’re planning a family day out in Cheshire, then a visit to Beeston Castle in Tarporley fits the bill perfectly. This 'Castle of the Rock' is famous for its spectacular views.
Churches in Gawsworth Parish
St James the Great
Church Lane
Gawsworth
Macclesfield
http://www.gawsworthchurch.co.uk
The Parish Church of St. James the Great, Gawsworth.
The walls of the Nave were built of limestone in 1430 and the Chancel and Tower of pink sandstone in 1480. The splendid roofs are five hundred years old - the Nave roof, barrel beam in design and unique in this Diocese, shows considerable traces of its original brilliant colouring and gilt. The Chancel roof, arch camber beam in construction and with rare panelled sections with tie beams, was never painted but both roofs are of exceptional beauty of design and in excellent condition.
Previously a Norman Chapel stood on this site, probably resembling the chapel which now stands in the churchyard at Prestbury.
For times and information about services please see : -
Web site: https://www.gawsworthchurch.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GawsworthChurch/
Pubs in Gawsworth Parish
Harrington Arms
Church Lane, Gawsworth, SK11 9RJ
(01260) 223325
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Rising Sun
Congleton Road, Gawsworth, SK11 7XD
(01625) 422906
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