English Heritage sites near West Drayton Parish
RUFFORD ABBEY
7 miles from West Drayton Parish
The best-preserved remains of a Cistercian abbey west cloister range in England, dating mainly from about 1170. Incorporated into part of a 17th century and later mansion, set in Rufford Country Park.
MATTERSEY PRIORY
9 miles from West Drayton Parish
The remains, mainly the 13th century refectory and kitchen, of a small monastery for just six Gilbertine canons - the only wholly English monastic order.
GAINSBOROUGH OLD HALL
12 miles from West Drayton Parish
A little-known gem, Gainsborough Old Hall is among the best-preserved medieval manor houses in England. Partly brick and timber-framed, and mainly later 15th century with Elizabethan additions.
ROCHE ABBEY
14 miles from West Drayton Parish
Roche Abbey has one of the most complete ground plans of any English Cistercian monastery, laid out as excavated foundations.
BOLSOVER CUNDY HOUSE
15 miles from West Drayton Parish
This charming cottage-like 17th-century conduit house, with vaulted stone-slab roof, once supplied water to Bolsover Castle.
BOLSOVER CASTLE
15 miles from West Drayton Parish
'By an unlikely miracle, the keep at Bolsover has survived into this century as an almost untouched expression in stone of the lost world of Elizabethan chivalry and romance.'
Churches in West Drayton Parish
St Paul's, West Drayton
A warm welcome to St Paul's Church in West Drayton, near Retford. We are part of the Elkesley Group of Parishes and of the Retford Area Team Ministry.
We usually meet for Morning Worship followed by coffee on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 10.45am, and for Holy Communion on the 4th Sunday of the month at 10.30am. It's a good idea to check that our service this week will be at the usual time before making a special journey.
We also provide chaplaincy for Farthings Residential Care Home.
If you live in this area, you'll receive the Idle Times through your letterbox, which contains up-to-date information about events at all churches in the Elkesley Group of Parishes.
Contact our church warden, Alan Dunning, to arrange a christening or wedding, to request prayer, or to check service times. Or for anything else, come to that! Alan's phone number is 01472 848515.
Pubs in West Drayton Parish
Markham Moor Inn
Old Great North Road, Markham Moor, DN22 0QU
(01777) 838229
markhamhotel.co.uk