English Heritage sites near Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish
FINCHALE PRIORY
2 miles from Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish
The very extensive remains of a 13th-century priory, founded on the site of a retired pirate's hermitage. Part of it later served as a holiday retreat for the monks of Durham Cathedral.
HYLTON CASTLE
9 miles from Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish
The distinctive and highly decorative gatehouse-tower of a castle built by the wealthy Sir William Hylton, shortly before 1400. Originally containing four floors of self-contained family.
DERWENTCOTE STEEL FURNACE
10 miles from Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish
Built in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain. It produced high-grade steel for springs and cutting tools.
BENWELL ROMAN TEMPLE - HADRIAN'S WALL
10 miles from Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish
The remains of a small temple to the native god 'Antenociticus', in the 'vicus' (civilian settlement) which stood outside Benwell fort.
BENWELL VALLUM CROSSING
11 miles from Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish
A stone-built causeway, where the road from the south crossed the Vallum earthwork on its way to Benwell fort.
AUCKLAND CASTLE DEER HOUSE
11 miles from Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish
A charming Gothic Revival 'eyecatcher' built in 1760 in the park of the Bishops of Durham. It provided deer with shelter and food, and had grounds for picnics and rooms for enjoying the view.
Churches in Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish
St Philip & St James
Oak Crescent
Kimblesworth
Chester le Street
(0191) 3847825
Although the original Kimblesworth church fell into ruin in the medieval times of the 1600's, new places of worship sprang up in the mining village during the Victorian era.
Our present day parish church is dedicated to St Philip and St James and dates from 1893 when it started life as a mission church superseding an earlier mission house in Plawsworth's Mill Lane and incorporates a font rescued from the medieval church at Kimblesworth Grange.
We welcome people of all ages to any of our regular weekly communion services.
At the moment, due to pandemic restrictions, we have very limited activities. Services are once a week at 10.45am on a Sunday and we limit the amount of people allowed in church to meet social distancing requirements. You are however also invited to join our on-line "Team At Ten" service which goes out at 10am every Sunday. Please go to the Service and Events tab for more information
Pubs in Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish
Red Lion
Great North Road, Plawsworth, DH2 3NL
(0191) 371 0253
redlionplawsworth.com/