English Heritage sites near St. Cosmus and St. Damian in the Blean Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from St. Cosmus and St. Damian in the Blean 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 St. Cosmus and St. Damian in the Blean 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 St. Cosmus and St. Damian in the Blean 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 St. Cosmus and St. Damian in the Blean Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from St. Cosmus and St. Damian in the Blean 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 St. Cosmus and St. Damian in the Blean 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 St. Cosmus and St. Damian in the Blean Parish
St Cosmus & St Damian www.bleanchurch.net
Tyler Hill Road
Blean
Canterbury
01227 763373
https://www.bleanchurch.net/
The church in Blean is the parish church for the communities of Blean and Tyler Hill and has links with the Chaplaincy at the University of Kent. We welcome enquiries about Weddings, Christenings, Funerals and Churchyard matters.
Blean supports Canterbury Food Bank with weekly food collections.
St Cosmus and St Damian in the Blean, to give it its full title, is linked to the parish of Ambatondrazaka in Madagsacar, where we help with evangelist training, feeding programmes for school chilldren and health work generally. We have helped Ambatondrazaka with funds to build their churches; they in turn show their support and encouragement by their active Christian ministry. Fund raising for the projects we sponsor in Madagascar come from donations at regular lunches, an activity that has strengthened links between our congregation, through a ministry of hospitality.
Set among fields, Saint Cosmus and Saint Damian church at Blean has many unusual and interesting features. First mentioned in Domesday Book, the church site originally formed part of Roman villa complex, something that may account for its dedication. Today all that can be seen of a connection with this villa are some Roman bricks in the west wall and evidence of a moat around the churchyard.
Rebuilt in 1233 and subsequently modified through the centuries, the church has a magnificent crown post roof and a fine stained glass windows by Henry Holiday. The setting is therefore rural and inviting, while we complement this with an active congregation.
The church is an ideal venue for weddings and baptisms and we would be very happy to discuss these with you.
Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults
Details of our safeguarding policy and relevant contacts can be found here:
https://www.bleanchurch.net/safeguarding/
Pubs in St. Cosmus and St. Damian in the Blean Parish
Hare at Blean
Attractive half bricked building , formerly a Flint's pub. Large garden. Recently reopened under new management, with Latin-American street food.
Royal Oak
140 Blean Common, Blean, CT2 9JJ
(01227) 760149
royaloakblean.com