English Heritage sites near Hemley Parish
LANDGUARD FORT
7 miles from Hemley Parish
Landguard Fort is the site of the last opposed seaborne invasion of England in 1667 and the first land battle of the Royal Marines.
ORFORD CASTLE
9 miles from Hemley Parish
Discover one of England’s most complete and unusual keeps at this fascinating visitor attraction in Suffolk.
MISTLEY TOWERS
13 miles from Hemley Parish
Two porticoed Classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by Robert Adam in 1776.
FRAMLINGHAM CASTLE
13 miles from Hemley Parish
Framlingham Castle is a magnificent 12th century fortress with a long and colourful past which makes a fascinating family day out in Suffolk.
SAXTEAD GREEN POST MILL
14 miles from Hemley Parish
Saxtead Green Post Mill is a corn mill, whose whole body revolves on its base and was one of many built in Suffolk from the late 13th century.
LEISTON ABBEY
16 miles from Hemley Parish
The mainly 14th century remains of an abbey of Premonstratensian canons. Among Suffolk’s most impressive monastic ruins, with some spectacular architectural features.
Churches in Hemley Parish
Hemley, All Saints
Church Lane
Hemley
Ipswich
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Hemley Church lies at the heart of the village within a clear view of the River Deben. The village is small with a population of just over 50.
Enjoy lovely views towards Newbourne on one side and the Deben on the other, from the lane which leads just to tiny Hemley and to the marshes. Its elegant tower (c.1500) - a masterpiece in mellow Tudor brick, beckons us to an idyllic spot - a far cry from the world of tower-blocks & motorways!
The dilapidated church was sympathetically rebuilt in 1889 to the designs of Frederick Barnes and Howard Gaye, re-using the old materials. The 14C north and south doorways were re-set in the nave wall. The Revd William Cavell (see his 1719 memorial on the East wall) may have been related to Nurse Edith Cavell. Thomas Adam's (1775) epitaph (gravestone, near the road) is worth reading.
Older treasures survive inside. The Purbeck marble font dates from the 1100s, the Royal Arms are those of King George III, the altar table is 17C, as is the ‘imported' reredos, which was rescued from a Belgian church in 1918.
No churches found in Hemley Parish