English Heritage sites near St. Ippolyts Parish
WREST PARK
9 miles from St. Ippolyts Parish
Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.
DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON
11 miles from St. Ippolyts Parish
Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.
OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE
13 miles from St. Ippolyts Parish
The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.
ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS
13 miles from St. Ippolyts Parish
A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.
HOUGHTON HOUSE
13 miles from St. Ippolyts Parish
Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
BERKHAMSTED CASTLE
17 miles from St. Ippolyts Parish
Visit the substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and earthworks.
Churches in St. Ippolyts Parish
St Ippolyts
St Ippolyts
Hitchin
01462 237032
http://www.stippolytschurch.org.uk
We are a friendly village church community of all ages. Our services range from the traditional Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion, Evensong and the occasional Mattins to Common Worship, Sung Eucharist and All Age Non- Eucharistic and Toddlers' services. We share a Vicar with our neighbouring parishes of Great and Little Wymondley, and several times a year combine with these churches for special joint services.
Our Church building is very well loved by the village and being a pretty church on a hill in lovely surroundings we are often chosen by brides for their wedding day.
There has been a church on this site for at least 900 years; the church building is dedicated to St Ippolyts, so our patronal festival day is August 13th the day dedicated to St Hippolytus. The Ecclesiastical parish of St Ippolyts includes the villages of St Ippolyts, Gosmore and Langley.
Located to the South of Hitchin, the village of St Ippolyts is just outside Hitchin on the B656 road to Codicote. The church is visible from this road.
Pubs in St. Ippolyts Parish
Bird in Hand
High Street, Gosmore, SG4 7QG
(01462) 459695
thebirdinhandgosmore.com/
Bull
High Street, Gosmore, SG4 7QG
(01462) 452955
thebullatgosmore.co.uk
Greyhound
Pub closed in 2007 and then became a Chinese restaurant call Dragon Inn.
Premises demolished March 2021.