English Heritage sites near Byford Parish
ARTHUR'S STONE
4 miles from Byford Parish
An atmospheric Neolithic burial chamber, made of great stone slabs in the hills above Herefordshire's Golden Valley.
ROTHERWAS CHAPEL
9 miles from Byford Parish
Family chapel of the Bodenham family. The originally simple medieval building has a fine Elizabethan timber roof, 18th century tower and striking Victorian interior decoration and furnishings.
LONGTOWN CASTLE
10 miles from Byford Parish
A powerful thick-walled round keep of c.1150 on a large earthen mound within a stone-walled bailey. Set in the beautiful Olchon valley, with magnificent views of the Black Mountains.
WIGMORE CASTLE
16 miles from Byford Parish
One of the most important castles in the history of the Welsh Marches and major centre of power for over 500 years, hosting royalty on several occasions. Deliberately demolished during the Civil War.
GOODRICH CASTLE
19 miles from Byford Parish
Goodrich stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY
19 miles from Byford Parish
Delightful Norman church, displaying one of the most outstandingly complete and well preserved sets of medieval wall paintings in England, dating from the 12th and 14th centuries.
Churches in Byford Parish
St John the Baptist
Byford
Hereford
07507794779
http://www.weobleyandstaunton.org
We hold services on the 4th Sunday of the month, usually an evening service at 5pm varying in style from traditional BCP Evensong through to informal services of prayer and praise. We welcome families and are child and animal friendly; we hold an annual Pet Blessing Service in the autumn and a local donkey regularly takes part in our Carol Service. Our church is well supported by the local community. Our fundraising and special events are supported and organised through our informal neighbourhood network.
The church, which is on the route of the Wye Valley Walk, dates back to the 12th century. The western part of the chancel, the eastern part of the nave and one north window formed the original Norman church. In c1190 a three east bay south arcade was added. In the thirteenth century the building was extended with the addition of a new south doorway, a square south chapel with a two-bay arcade comprising of two tall lancet windows, there is another shorter in length in the north wall. There are two more bays to the west, these have wider arches and moulded capitals. The chancel was also doubled in length. The west tower was added in 1717.
No churches found in Byford Parish