English Heritage sites near Fenny Compton Parish
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
13 miles from Fenny Compton Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
15 miles from Fenny Compton Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
15 miles from Fenny Compton Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
23 miles from Fenny Compton Parish
The remains of a large, well built Roman courtyard villa. The most important feature is a nearly complete mosaic tile floor, patterned in reds and browns.
MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE
26 miles from Fenny Compton Parish
The extensive and picturesque ruins of a 15th century riverside manor house, including a fine hall, south-west tower, and complete dovecote nearby. The home of Richard III's henchman Lord Lovell.
HAILES ABBEY
27 miles from Fenny Compton Parish
Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.
Churches in Fenny Compton Parish
Avon Dassett & Fenny Compton - St. Peter and St. Clare
Church Street, Fenny Compton
Fenny Compton
Coventry
(01295) 770118
https://www.dassettmagnagroup.com/
St Peter & St Clare serves the parish of Avon Dassett with Fenny Compton, which is part of the Dassett Magna Group of parishes.
The church is located in Fenny Compton, and is open during daylight hours. The earliest parts of the current building date back to c.1320. The church is dedicated to the apostle St Peter and (through its historical links to the Augustinian Canons of Kenilworth) to St Clare of Montefalco.
Like many rural churches, our monthly pattern of services includes a range of worship styles, including modern and traditional language Communions, Family Worship, Morning Prayer, and Messy Church in the Village Hall.
We have good links with The Dassett Church of England Primary School in Fenny Compton, where a Dassett Magna Open the Book team provides fortnightly assemblies at the school, and the whole school comes to church for termly services.
Everyone is welcome to Just A Bite, from 12 to 1.30 p.m. on the last Monday of each month, in Fenny Compton village hall. For a small charge, a meal of home-made soup, roll and cheese is provided. Tea, coffee and home-made cakes are also available. (Just A Bite takes a break in August and December.)
For more information, please contact the churchwarden, Keith Distin.
The Dassett Magna Group is part of Fosse Deanery in the Coventry Diocese.
Pubs in Fenny Compton Parish
Merrie Lion
High Street, Fenny Compton, CV47 2YH
(01926) 771134
merrielion.co.uk
Wharf Inn
Canal-side pub with a modern light and trendy feel to it which is popular with drinkers and diners, offering friendly and comfortable surroundings for good value meals and regular guest ales.
It has one long room with a separate restaurant...