English Heritage sites near Hessett Parish
BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY
6 miles from Hessett Parish
The extensive remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England, shrine of St Edmund.
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
10 miles from Hessett Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
THETFORD, CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE
15 miles from Hessett Parish
The only surviving remains in England of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb: the ruined nave of their 14th-century church, later used as a barn.
THETFORD PRIORY
15 miles from Hessett Parish
The extensive remains of one of the most important East Anglian monasteries, the Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford and the burial place of the earls and dukes of Norfolk for 400 years.
MOULTON PACKHORSE BRIDGE
15 miles from Hessett Parish
A pretty four-arched late medieval bridge, spanning the River Kennett on the old route from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds.
THETFORD WARREN LODGE
16 miles from Hessett Parish
Thetford Warren Lodge was probably built c.1400 by the Prior of Thetford; this defensible lodge protected gamekeepers and hunting parties against armed poachers.
Churches in Hessett Parish
Hessett, St Ethelbert
The Street
Hessett
Bury St Edmunds
Welcome in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to St. Ethelbert's Church, Hessett, Suffolk.
The churches of All Saints' Beyton and St. Ethelbert's Hessett make up the joint parish of "Beyton with Hessett", which is part of the Benefice of Rougham, Beyton with Hessett and Rushbrooke.
Our church buildings are now OPEN for visitors and private prayer. We hope to have them opened every day, but if you are travelling a distance it might be advisable to check with one of the people named below to avoid disappointment.
Here is the link to our latest parish magazine:
https://anyflip.com/xfgtl/hwry/
Churchwarden: Mr Tony Ciorra email: [email protected]
Churchwarden: Mr Timothy Elliot email: [email protected]
Local Minister: Rev. Graham Rendle 01359-270924 email: [email protected]
If you have any Safeguarding concerns please contact either the Rector (as above) or our Parish Safeguarding Officer (Sarah Lock 01359-271877). Policies and Diocesan contacts may be found at: https://www.cofesuffolk.org/safeguarding
Pubs in Hessett Parish
Five Bells
currently expected to reopen in September or October 2022
Close to the A14 (Beyton junction) but off the beaten track, in the centre of this pretty village & opposite the Norman church, the heavily timbered Bells is a cosy pub. Two bars ei...