English Heritage sites near Mersham Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Mersham Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Mersham Parish
Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS
1000 miles from Mersham Parish
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
HARRY'S WALLS
1000 miles from Mersham Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Mersham Parish
You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
CROMWELL'S CASTLE
1000 miles from Mersham Parish
The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.
Churches in Mersham Parish
St John the Baptist, Mersham
Church Road
Mersham
01303 761972
https://www.stourdowns.org.uk
St John the Baptist church is set in the centre of the village of Mersham which lies just off the A20 between Ashford and Hythe. For full information and service details visit our website at www.stourdowns.org.uk
St Mary
Hinxhill
Ashford
(01233) 813793
http://www.wyebenefice.org.uk
St. Mary´s church in its delightful rural setting is the jewel of Hinxhill. It is especially worth visiting in early Spring when a drift of snowdrops covers much of the churchyard.
The name Hinxhill is thought to be a corruption of Hengest Heille, the place of Hengest who is said to have roved these parts in the 5th century. The Hengest Chapel is believed to be Saxon. The church was probably a chapel of ease for pilgrims between Hastings and Canterbury.
The windows, ten stained glass, are mostly Victorian, five were restored in 1947 after war damage. A fine panel of seventeenth century painted glass is seen in the vestry. In the chancel there is an overlarge, alabaster monument of 1632 of Robert Edolph and his wife dressed in Jacobean costumes. During the time of Cromwell the monument was covered in plaster and only rediscovered when the plaster cracked.
The church has a small but loyal congregation, there are two services each month, one of Holy Communion and one of Evensong using the 1662 Prayer Book.
Pubs in Mersham Parish
Farriers Arms
The Forstal, Mersham, TN25 6NU
(01233) 720444
thefarriersarms.com
Mersham Sports Club
Stone Green, Flood Street, Mersham, TN25 7HE
mershamsportsclub.com
Royal Oak
A 16th century inn in the centre of the village with a large beer garden and the focal point of the village community. Originally built as a the gamekeeper's lodge part of the 'Manor of Hatch' it became an ale house in 1723 and was purchase...