English Heritage sites near Backford Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Backford Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Backford Parish
Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS
1000 miles from Backford Parish
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
HARRY'S WALLS
1000 miles from Backford Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Backford Parish
You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
CROMWELL'S CASTLE
1000 miles from Backford Parish
The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.
Churches in Backford Parish
St Oswald, Backford
Church Lane
Backford
Chester
01244 880213
Your local Church of England congregation at the heart of the community in Backford Village. Everyone is welcome as we journey together whether you have any faith or none. You will find acceptance and fellowship and an opportunity to learn serve together as we seek to follow Jesus.
St Oswald's, Backford is part of the same benefice as Holy Trinity, Capenhurst.
Revd Canon Steve Mansfield is Vicar of the group of three churches of St Oswald's, Backford; Holy Trinity, Capenhurst; and All Saints, Saughall.
No churches found in Backford Parish