English Heritage sites near Molland Parish
DUNSTER GALLOX BRIDGE
14 miles from Molland Parish
This ancient stone bridge - originally 'gallows bridge' - once carried packhorses bringing fleeces to Dunster market and is evidence of Dunster's once important role in the wool trade.
DUNSTER BUTTER CROSS
15 miles from Molland Parish
Transplanted stump of a medieval stone cross that was once a meeting place for people to bring and sell their own butter. Nearby attractions include Cleeve Abbey.
DUNSTER, YARN MARKET
15 miles from Molland Parish
Fine 17th century timber-framed octagonal market hall that is a monument to Dunster's once-flourishing cloth trade.
CLEEVE ABBEY
16 miles from Molland Parish
With possibly the finest cloister buildings in England, visitors can get a glimpse of monastic life 800 years ago. 15th century refectory with glorious angel roof and 13th century heraldic tiles.
DAWS CASTLE
18 miles from Molland Parish
Daws Castle is a clifftop fortress, which was founded by King Alfred to defend the people of Watchet against Viking attacks.
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
25 miles from Molland Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Churches in Molland Parish
St Mary
Molland
Bishop's Nympton
01598 740325
http://www.edgemoorparishes.org.uk
A brief history of the Church of St Mary
The nave and the tower of the church are fifteenth century in age and replaced an earlier building, the north aisle being added in the sixteenth. The font is Norman (twelfth century) and is the only surviving part of the earlier church. One of the main features of the church are the box pews, 44 of them with their individual doors which date from the 1740s.
Address:
Molland, Devon EX36 3NG
Churchwardens:
Mr John Lawson
Mr Brian Taylor
Pubs in Molland Parish
London Inn
Molland, Molland, EX36 3NG
(01769) 550269
thelondoninnmolland.co.uk