English Heritage sites near Bradley Parish

Boscobel House and The Royal Oak

BOSCOBEL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL OAK

7 miles from Bradley Parish

Enjoy a day out at Boscobel House and its famous The Royal Oak as you discover one of the most dramatic escape stories in English History. Visitors can explore the restored oak pasture and orchard, get hands-on with history in the house, meet the farmyard animals and have fun in the play area.

White Ladies Priory

WHITE LADIES PRIORY

7 miles from Bradley Parish

Ruins of the late 12th century church of a small nunnery of 'white ladies' or Augustinian Canonesses. Charles II hid nearby in 1651, before moving to Boscobel House.

Lilleshall Abbey

LILLESHALL ABBEY

9 miles from Bradley Parish

Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.

Iron Bridge

IRON BRIDGE

15 miles from Bradley Parish

The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in 1779 by Abraham Darby III. Costing over £6000, the bridge was cast in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron.

Wall Roman Site

WALL ROMAN SITE

16 miles from Bradley Parish

Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.

Buildwas Abbey

BUILDWAS ABBEY

17 miles from Bradley Parish

The impressive ruins of this Cistercian abbey have an idyllic setting near the River Severn. Unaltered 12th century church and beautiful vaulted chapter house with tiled floor.

Churches in Bradley Parish

Bradley S.Mary and All Saints

centre of the village Bradley Stafford
01785 780125

St Mary’s Bradley is a 13th century grade one listed building, with a well-preserved Norman font, medieval glass and a monument to Sir Thomas Browne which is situated on the south wall to one's left on entering the church.  £450000 of repair work has recently been completed thanks the hard work of  the village based Bradley Church Restoration Group. The church and village work closely together.

The church is open throughout the week

Pubs in Bradley Parish

Horse & Jockey

Mitton Lane, Bradley, ST18 9EA

A 17th century framed cottage, the local carriers carts to Stafford are believed to have started from the pub. By the early 20th century it was owned by Eley's Brewery, Stafford. It was closed at the end of 1937 and the licence was transfer...
Red Lion

Smithy Lane, Bradley, ST18 9DZ
(01785) 780297
redlionbradley.co.uk/

Taken over by the Lewis Partnership in November 2015 and thoroughly refurbished. A 16th century building, part of which once housed the village mortuary. Open fires & oak beams aplenty (mind your head on some of them!). There is a very good...