English Heritage sites near Harlaston Parish
WALL ROMAN SITE
8 miles from Harlaston Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
10 miles from Harlaston Parish
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
17 miles from Harlaston Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
20 miles from Harlaston Parish
The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.
CROXDEN ABBEY
20 miles from Harlaston 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.
HALESOWEN ABBEY
23 miles from Harlaston Parish
Remains of abbey founded by King John in the 13th century.
Churches in Harlaston Parish
St Matthew's church Harlaston, Tamworth
Main Road
Harlaston
Tamworth
01827 373257
https://measevalleychurches.com/
A truly delightful example of a rural church
Services most Sundays - for details please click on" Services and Events" above and then scroll down to "calendar of forthcoming services & events.
Some services will be shared with other parishes.
Pubs in Harlaston Parish
White Lion Inn
Main Street, Harlaston, B79 9HT
(01827) 383691
whitelionharlaston.co.uk/