English Heritage sites near Welwick Parish
THORNTON ABBEY AND GATEHOUSE
14 miles from Welwick Parish
Thornton Abbey’s enormous and ornate fortified gatehouse is the largest and amongst the finest of all English Monastic gatehouses.
ST PETER'S CHURCH, BARTON-UPON-HUMBER
19 miles from Welwick Parish
Located in North Lincolnshire, St Peter's Church is an archaeological and architectural treasure trove waiting for you to discover. It is home to over 2800 burials from Anglo-Saxon to Victorian times.
SKIPSEA CASTLE
24 miles from Welwick Parish
An impressive Norman motte and bailey castle, dating from before 1086 and among the first raised in Yorkshire, with the earthworks of an attendant fortified 'borough'.
GAINSTHORPE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
27 miles from Welwick Parish
A deserted medieval village, one of the best-preserved examples in England, clearly visible as a complex of grassy humps and bumps.
BURTON AGNES MANOR HOUSE
30 miles from Welwick Parish
A medieval manor house interior, with a rare and well preserved Norman undercroft and a 15th-century roof, all encased in brick during the 17th and 18th centuries.
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
35 miles from Welwick Parish
The remains of a 13th-century hexagonal castle, birthplace in 1367 of the future King Henry IV, with adjacent earthworks. Besieged and taken by Cromwell's Parliamentarians in 1643.
Churches in Welwick Parish
St Mary
Welwick
Kingston upon Hull
01964 630327
A warm welcome awaits you at St Mary's, Welwick. As well as our varied pattern of Sunday worship, we have Alpha and a weekly Pop In. St Mary's is at the heart of the community of the small friendly village of Welwick.
The church and village enjoy some interesting historical connections. Approaching the village from the west, the visitor cannot miss the lifesize plus sculpture depicting Gunpowder Plotters. John and Christopher Wright of Ploughlands, Welwick, went to school with Guy Fawkes and went on to assist him in his infamous London adventure, which may have been planned at Plotters' Barn, Ploughlands Farm. John and Christopher's niece, Mary Ward, left a much happier legacy: she founded an educational order of nuns which continues today, linking St Mary's with the Bar Convent in York.
St Mary's is currently on English Heritage's at risk register: a major restoration will soon be underway. The church is open daily. Features include a spectacular tomb, attributed to the same workshop as the Percy Tomb in Beverley Minster and a brass dated 1621, to another member of the Wright family.
Pubs in Welwick Parish
Coach & Horses
"Old World" open plan village pub.
Has five real ales on with local brewery Great Newsome on at all times.
An area is set aside for diners which leaves a decent size bar if you just want to have a drink. Food is sourced locally.