English Heritage sites near Whepstead Parish
BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY
5 miles from Whepstead Parish
The extensive remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England, shrine of St Edmund.
MOULTON PACKHORSE BRIDGE
9 miles from Whepstead Parish
A pretty four-arched late medieval bridge, spanning the River Kennett on the old route from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds.
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
12 miles from Whepstead Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
ISLEHAM PRIORY CHURCH
16 miles from Whepstead Parish
Isleham Priory Church is the best example in England of a small Norman Benedictine priory church, surviving in a surprisingly unaltered state despite later conversion into a barn.
THETFORD, CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE
16 miles from Whepstead 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
16 miles from Whepstead 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.
Churches in Whepstead Parish
Whepstead, St Petronilla
Whepstead
Bury Saint Edmunds
01284 830322
Welcome
... to our beautiful medieval church, the only church in England dedicated to St Petronilla. Whether you wish to worship with us, or simply spend some quiet time in our church building, you are most welcome. The church is open during daylight hours each & every day.
Worship
Please check here for our regular services. Any alterations to the usual service pattern should be shown on the latest monthly rota, available here. The church is regularly used for Sunday worship and, on Tuesdays during term-time, for weekday Morning Prayer.
Our worship is within the Central tradition of the Church of England, using the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and the modern Common Worship forms of service. Children are welcome at all services, and toys can be made available if necessary!
After worship, you are welcome to stay for coffee (and a croissant breakfast after the monthly 8 o'clock service).
Getting here
St Petronilla's is on Church Hill, just off the B1066 in the centre of the village. There is a small church car park just after you pass the church on your left.
History
There has been worship offered on this site since Saxon times, but the oldest parts of today's church are thirteenth century. Of particular note are the two fine thirteenth century windows in the south side of the chancel.
Before the Reformation, the church was dedicated to St Thomas Beckett.
Pubs in Whepstead Parish
White Horse
Rede Rd, Whepstead, IP29 4SS
(01284) 735760
whitehorsewhepstead.co.uk