English Heritage sites near Eaton Bray Parish
BERKHAMSTED CASTLE
7 miles from Eaton Bray Parish
Visit the substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and earthworks.
OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE
11 miles from Eaton Bray Parish
The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.
DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON
11 miles from Eaton Bray Parish
Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.
WREST PARK
12 miles from Eaton Bray Parish
Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.
ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS
12 miles from Eaton Bray Parish
A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.
HOUGHTON HOUSE
13 miles from Eaton Bray Parish
Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
Churches in Eaton Bray Parish
St Mary's Church Eaton Bray with Edlesborough
Church Lane
Eaton Bray
Dunstable
01525 220261
http://www.stmaryseatonbray.org.uk
Coronavirus
Now that services are once again allowed in church, we will hold Holy Communion at 10am each Sunday; our online services will continue.
If you are in need of help, please ring the Vicar on 01525 220261 or send a message via the website.
Prayer
Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of your mercy in this time of uncertainty and distress. Sustain and support the anxious and fearful,
and lift up all who are brought low; that we may rejoice in your comfort knowing that nothing can separate us from your love
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen.
St Mary the Virgin, is in the parish of Eaton Bray with Edlesborough (which comprises Eaton Bray, Edlesborough, Dagnall, Northall and Wellhead) in the Deanery of Dunstable, part of the St Albans Archdeaconry, which in turn is part of the St Albans diocese.
The Church is early 13c. and has carved Early English stone arches and font, elaborate 13c. Ironwork on the south door and Bray family brass. There are also many other interesting architectural and historic features. It is described as one on the finest Parish Churches in the country.
We are a friendly church and will welcome you!
For more information see our main website and Facebook page
https://www.stmaryseatonbray.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/427931197226440/
Pubs in Eaton Bray Parish
White Horse
1 Market Square, Eaton Bray, LU6 2DG
(01525) 220231
eatonbraypub.co.uk/