English Heritage sites near Lawford Parish
MISTLEY TOWERS
2 miles from Lawford Parish
Two porticoed Classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by Robert Adam in 1776.
COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY
7 miles from Lawford Parish
The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.
ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE
7 miles from Lawford Parish
This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.
LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE
8 miles from Lawford Parish
The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
10 miles from Lawford Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
LANDGUARD FORT
12 miles from Lawford 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.
Churches in Lawford Parish
Lawford: St Marythe Virgin
Pubs in Lawford Parish
Kings Arms
Roadside pub with restaurant area. Real fire faces restaurant. Bar area contains a fireplace used as log store, as well as dartboard and scoreboard also used for dominos and quizzes.
Lawford Football Club
John Lyall Pavilion, School Lane, Lawford, CO11 2HZ
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lawfordfc.co.uk
Manningtree Station Buffet
Busy buffet with hand-pumps, although until trade returns to more normal levels only one has been used at a time. Excellent English breakfast (or 'half breakfast' - still quite a plateful!) available in the morning, as well as takeaway snac...