English Heritage sites near Whicham Parish
RAVENGLASS ROMAN BATH HOUSE
7 miles from Whicham Parish
The remains of the bath house of Ravenglass Roman fort, established in AD 130, are among the tallest Roman structures surviving in northern Britain: the walls stand almost 4 metres (13 feet) high.
FURNESS ABBEY
10 miles from Whicham Parish
The remains of an abbey founded by Stephen, later King of England, including much of the east end and west tower of the church, ornately decorated chapter house and cloister buildings.
BOW BRIDGE
11 miles from Whicham Parish
This narrow 15th-century stone bridge across Mill Beck carried an old packhorse route to nearby Furness Abbey.
HARDKNOTT ROMAN FORT
12 miles from Whicham Parish
This remote and dramatically-sited fort was founded under Hadrian's rule in the 2nd century.Well-marked remains include the headquarters building, commandant's house and bath house.
PIEL CASTLE
15 miles from Whicham Parish
The impressive ruins of a 14th-century castle with a massive keep, inner and outer baileys, and towered curtain walls still standing.
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL
15 miles from Whicham Parish
In the Lake District in Cumbria, this extensive working mill was begun in 1835 to produce the wooden bobbins vital to the Lancashire spinning and weaving industries.
Churches in Whicham Parish
St Mary's Whicham
Whicham, Near Silecroft
Millom
Cumbria
(01229) 718632
https://blackcombechurches.co.uk/Home_Page.php
Whicham St Mary is an attractive church, situated at tbe foot of Black Combe in the lovely Whicham Valley. It serves the local communities of Kirksanton, Silecroft and Whicham, and offers a mixture of traditional and more modern services. A popular path up Black Combe starts here, and the church is illustrated in Wainwright's fellwalking guides (Outlying Fells, p 166).
St Mary's Whitbeck
A 595
Whitbeck
(01992) 718632
https://blackcombechurches.co.uk/Home_Page.php
Whitbeck Church serves a small scattered farming community at the base of Black Combe. The mainly traditional services are held each fortnight. The ancient building was refurbished in Victorian times. There are extensive views of the coast and the Irish Sea from the church door.
Pubs in Whicham Parish
King William IV
Miners Arms
Main Street, Silecroft, LA18 5LP
(01229) 772325
minersarmssilecroft.com
Silecroft Golf Club
Silecroft, Silecroft, LA18 4NX
(01229) 774250
silecroftgolfclub.co.uk