Church of St John the Baptist, Eastnor
The Church of St John the Baptist is a Church of England parish church at Eastnor in the English county of Herefordshire. Of 12th century origins, the church was completely rebuilt between 1851 and 1852 by George Gilbert Scott for John Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Somers.Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Eastnor, Herefordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist”, “Saint John the Baptist”, and “St John the Baptist’s, Eastnor, Herefordshire”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eastnor Castle and Eastnor Deer Park.
Eastnor Castle
Castle
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eastnor Castle, Eastnor, Herefordshire, is a 19th-century mock castle. Eastnor was built for John Cocks, 1st Earl Somers, who employed Robert Smirke, later the main architect of the British Museum. Eastnor Castle is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Church of St John the Baptist, Eastnor.
Eastnor Deer Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Russss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eastnor Deer Park is a nature reserve.
Bronsil Castle
Ruins
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronsil Castle was a fortified manor house about 1 mile to the east of Eastnor in Herefordshire, England near Ledbury). It is a Grade II* listed building, first listed in 1967. Bronsil Castle is situated 1 mile east of Church of St John the Baptist, Eastnor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eastnor and Ledbury.
Eastnor
Village
Eastnor is a village in Herefordshire, England, 2 mi east of Ledbury and the same distance from the tripoint of the county with Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. Eastnor Castle built by Earl Somers is within its medieval-founded parish which it is named after.
Ledbury
Photo: RogerNMartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills. It has a significant number of Tudor-style timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Street.
Hollybush Hill
Village
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hollybush Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills that runs approximately 13 kilometres north–south along the Herefordshire–Worcestershire border. It lies to the east of Midsummer Hill. It has an elevation of 242 metres. Hollybush Hill is situated 2 miles east of Church of St John the Baptist, Eastnor.
Church of St John the Baptist, Eastnor
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Eastnor, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.0328° or 52° 1′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.39305° or 2° 23′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C4V2JM4+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 438335837OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17530250
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