Church of St John the Baptist
Church of St John the Baptist is a church in Lea, Herefordshire, England. Church of St John the Baptist is situated nearby to Lea Post Office, as well as near the forest Cornage Wood.Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Lea, Herefordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “St John the Baptist” and “St John the Baptist’s, Lea, Herefordshire”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lea Bailey Light Railway and May Hill.
Lea Bailey Light Railway
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lea Bailey Light Railway is a 2 ft narrow-gauge heritage railway in the United Kingdom. It is built on the site of the Bailey Level Gold Mine. An attempt was made in 2003 by the owners of Clearwell Caves to open the mine as a tourist attraction, but this was ultimately unsuccessful. Lea Bailey Light Railway is situated 1½ miles southwest of Church of St John the Baptist.
May Hill
Peak
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
May Hill is a prominent English hill between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye. Its summit, on the western edge of Gloucestershire and its northern slopes in Herefordshire, is distinguishable by a clump of trees on its summit, which forms an official Site of Special Scientific Interest. May Hill is situated 2½ miles east of Church of St John the Baptist.
Church of St Lawrence
Church
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Lawrence is situated 2 miles northwest of Church of St John the Baptist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lea and Boxbush.
Lea
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lea is a village and civil parish in the south east of Herefordshire. It lies south-east of Ross-on-Wye and adjoins the boundary of Gloucestershire. Amenities include a school, church, village hall, shop, public house, garage and a twice-weekly mobile Post Office, all of which lie on the A40 road which passes through the village and links Ross and Gloucester.
Boxbush
Village
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boxbush is a village in Gloucestershire, England, which is 5 miles south-west of Newent.
Ariconium
Locality
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ariconium was a road station of Roman Britain mentioned in Iter XIII of the Iter Britanniarum of the Antonine Itineraries. It was located at Bury Hill in the parish of Weston under Penyard, about 3 miles east of Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, and about 15 miles southeast of Hereford. Ariconium is situated 1½ miles northwest of Church of St John the Baptist.
Church of St John the Baptist
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Lea, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.89319° or 51° 53′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.49891° or 2° 29′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C3VVGV2+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 715588076OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17537532
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