English Heritage sites near Heywood Parish

Saxtead Green Post Mill

SAXTEAD GREEN POST MILL

15 miles from Heywood 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.

Thetford Priory

THETFORD PRIORY

16 miles from Heywood Parish

The extensive remains of one of the most important East Anglian monasteries, the Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford and the burial place of the earls and dukes of Norfolk for 400 years.

Thetford, Church of the Holy Sepulchre

THETFORD, CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE

16 miles from Heywood Parish

The only surviving remains in England of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb: the ruined nave of their 14th-century church, later used as a barn.

Framlingham Castle

FRAMLINGHAM CASTLE

16 miles from Heywood Parish

Framlingham Castle is a magnificent 12th century fortress with a long and colourful past which makes a fascinating family day out in Suffolk.

Thetford Warren Lodge

THETFORD WARREN LODGE

17 miles from Heywood Parish

Thetford Warren Lodge was probably built c.1400 by the Prior of Thetford; this defensible lodge protected gamekeepers and hunting parties against armed poachers.

Cow Tower, Norwich

COW TOWER, NORWICH

17 miles from Heywood Parish

One of the earliest purpose-built artillery blockhouses in England, this brick tower was built in c.1398-9 to command a strategic point in Norwich’s city defence.


No churches found in Heywood Parish


No churches found in Heywood Parish