English Heritage sites near Paulerspury Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Paulerspury 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 Paulerspury 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 Paulerspury 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 Paulerspury Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Paulerspury 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 Paulerspury 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 Paulerspury Parish
St James the Great
High Street
Paulerspury
Towcester
(01327) 858101
http://www.whittlewoodparishes.org.uk
The church building dates back to the 12th century and is large compared to the size of the village now. It is built in the decorated style, with north and south aisles separated from the clerestoried nave by five bay arcades.
Just inside the south door stands the Norman font. The base and cover are Victorian.
The tower houses 6 bells and a Sanctus bell. Five of the peal of bells are 17th century, while the treble was added in 1946 as a memorial to the fallen in the Second World War and a thanksgiving for those who returned.
The chancel is built in the Decorated style. The carved wooden screen dates from 1844. A striking feature is the sedilia, in the south wall, which rises eastwards under trefoil arches. Nikolaus Pevsner described this feature as “splendid 14th century work”.
The north, or Shedden, chapel contains two imposing tombs, both surmounted by effigies of the deceased, and other important glass and memorials.
Paulerspury’s most famous son is the Baptist Missionary William Carey, who was born in the village and baptised in the church.
Pubs in Paulerspury Parish
Barley Mow
53 High Street, Paulerspury, NN12 7NA
(01327) 811086
barleymow-paulerspury.co.uk