English Heritage sites near Dockenfield Parish
WAVERLEY ABBEY
4 miles from Dockenfield Parish
Fragments of the church and monastic buildings of the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128.
FARNHAM CASTLE KEEP
5 miles from Dockenfield 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.
THE GRANGE AT NORTHINGTON
17 miles from Dockenfield Parish
Set like a lakeside temple in a landscaped park, The Grange at Northington is the foremost example of the Greek Revival style in England.
SILCHESTER ROMAN CITY WALLS AND AMPHITHEATRE
18 miles from Dockenfield Parish
Originally a tribal centre of the Iron Age Atrebates, Silchester became the large and important Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum.
BOXGROVE PRIORY
21 miles from Dockenfield Parish
The guest house and other remains of a Benedictine priory: much of the fine 12th to 14th century monastic church survives as the parish church.
BISHOP'S WALTHAM PALACE
22 miles from Dockenfield Parish
The ruins of a medieval palace (together with later additions) used by the Bishops and senior clergy of Winchester as they travelled through their diocese.
Churches in Dockenfield Parish
Dockenfield: The Church of the Good Shepherd
The Street
Dockenfield
Farnham
01252 793192
http://www.frenshamchurches.org.uk/
The Church of the Good Shepherd, Dockenfield was built in 1911 and is a beautiful example of the arts and crafts movement and architecture of the period. It is a Chapel of Ease to St Mary the Virgin in Frensham.
Pubs in Dockenfield Parish
Bluebell
Batts Corner, Dockenfield, GU10 4EX
(01252) 792801
bluebell-dockenfield.com