English Heritage sites near Shute Parish
BLACKBURY CAMP
5 miles from Shute Parish
An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
21 miles from Shute Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
21 miles from Shute Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
ABBOTSBURY, ST CATHERINE'S CHAPEL
22 miles from Shute Parish
Set high on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury Abbey, this sturdily buttressed and barrel-vaulted 14th-century chapel was built by monks as a place of pilgrimage and retreat.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
22 miles from Shute Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
ABBOTSBURY ABBEY REMAINS
22 miles from Shute Parish
Part of a monastic building, perhaps the abbot’s lodging, of Benedictine Abbotsbury Abbey, Henry VIII ordered its destruction during the Dissolution in 1538. St Catherine's Chapel is nearby.
Churches in Shute Parish
St Mary at Cross
St Michael
Haddon Road
Shute
Exeter
http://www.fivealive.org
St Michael's is part of the Five Alive Mission Community: Dalwood, Kilmington, Shute with Whitford and Yarcombe.
The Parish of Shute has a population of about 650, with an employment pattern varied, but mainly serving the neighbouring towns, Axminster and Honiton. East Devon is still essentially an agricultural area, but modern technology means that very few are now employed in that industry. The Parish is also a sought after place for those of retirement age, and those attracted to the school for their children.
The population of the parish is concentrated, first in the village of Whitford; second in Shute, and smaller concentrations are: Umborne, Seaton Junction, and Hampton. There are also scattered farms throughout.
St Michael’s, Shute
A chapel was built on the site of St Michael’s during the 13th century. It was enlarged during the 15th century when the lady chapel was built, and again in the 19th century when the north aisle was added.
Services take place at St Michael’s on two Sundays each month, with one held at St Mary’s and a combined service with the other Mission Community congregations rotating between the different parishes.
No churches found in Shute Parish