English Heritage sites near Whitwell and Selside Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Whitwell and Selside Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Whitwell and Selside Parish
Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS
1000 miles from Whitwell and Selside Parish
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
HARRY'S WALLS
1000 miles from Whitwell and Selside Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Whitwell and Selside Parish
You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
CROMWELL'S CASTLE
1000 miles from Whitwell and Selside Parish
The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.
Churches in Whitwell and Selside Parish
St Thomas
Selside
01539 722015
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The parish, which consists of the hamlet of Watchgate and a wide area of farmland, sits astride the A6 approximately five miles north of Kendal. There is a highly praised primary school, and a community hall.
St Thomas's church is situated more or less in the centre of the parish. The present church, which was built in 1837 and extended in 1890, is in a good state of repair. The former vestry has recently been refurbished, and is used for children's activities and PCC meetings.
There are 51 names on the electoral role. Services are held every Sunday, and services of the word, Common Worship, and the Book of Common Prayer alternate.
The PCC finds it a struggle to meet the Parish Offer. However, there is enthusiastic local support towards maintaining the fabric of the church, with an emphasis on "self-help."
Average attendance at services is in the order of 14 (note - this is approximately ten per cent of the population of the parish). Links with the school are actively encouraged, and services are held in the church by the school. At festivals, the church is commonly full. Lay people in the parish lead services on occasion and otherwise take part regularly.
There is an excellent organist and the singing is of a good quality as several of the congregation belong to local choirs.
There are virtually no second homes or holiday houses, although many farmhouses and barns have been converted to private residential use. Farming is the predominant activity, and a number of farming families have been several generations in the parish. The show of the Selside, Grayrigg and Mountain Districts of Westmorland Agricultural Society is held annually.
There is a strong sense of community, with regular fund raising events and other entertainments taking place.
Pubs in Whitwell and Selside Parish
Plough Inn
Plough Inn, Selside