English Heritage sites near High Halstow Parish
UPNOR CASTLE
4 miles from High Halstow Parish
Set in tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village, this rare example of an Elizabethan artillery fort was begun in 1559 and redeveloped in 1599-1601, to protect warships at Chatham dockyards.
ROCHESTER CASTLE
6 miles from High Halstow Parish
Strategically placed astride the London Road, guarding an important crossing of the River Medway, this imposing fortress has a complex history of destruction and rebuilding.
TEMPLE MANOR
6 miles from High Halstow Parish
Part of a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240, with a fine first floor hall displaying traces of wall paintings.
HADLEIGH CASTLE
6 miles from High Halstow Parish
The romantic ruins of a royal castle overlooking the Essex marshes. Hadleigh was begun in about 1215 by Hubert de Burgh, but extensively refortified by Edward III during the Hundred Years War.
MILTON CHANTRY
8 miles from High Halstow Parish
Milton Chantry is all that remains of a 14th-century hospital later used in turn as a public house, a Georgian barracks, and Second World War gas decontamination chamber.
TILBURY FORT
8 miles from High Halstow Parish
Spend a great family day out at Tilbury Fort in Essex. Explore the magazine houses or the bastion magazine passages of this fort on the Thames estuary that has protected London’s seaward approach.
Churches in High Halstow Parish
High Halstow - St Margaret's
Cooling Road
High Halstow
Rochester
ME3 8SA
(01634) 250637
The 10th-century Grade I listed church of St Margaret at High Halstow was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and was built on the highest point of the Hoo Peninsula, overlooking the rivers of the Thames and Medway.
It is recognised that many people see the Church in the community as an integral part of their environment, even if they do not attend services on a regular basis. Some can attend services only occasionally; others were baptised or married here; others are visitors or local residents who simply have an affection for the church which has been here for hundreds of years.
Please join us and help to ensure that future generations can continue to use and enjoy this lovely church.
Pubs in High Halstow Parish
Red Dog
Attractive old style pub, 2 bars, separate dining area and function room. Wooden floors and beamed ceilings.