English Heritage sites near Lezant Parish
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
4 miles from Lezant Parish
Launceston Castle dominates the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, unusual in that during rebuilding one tower was constructed with the remains of the older.
DUPATH WELL
6 miles from Lezant Parish
This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.
HURLERS STONE CIRCLES
7 miles from Lezant Parish
Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
TRETHEVY QUOIT
8 miles from Lezant Parish
This well-preserved and impressive Neolithic 'dolmen' burial chamber stands 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) high. There are five standing stones, surmounted by a huge capstone.
KING DONIERT'S STONE
9 miles from Lezant Parish
Two richly carved pieces of a 9th century 'Celtic' cross, with an inscription commemorating Dumgarth, British King of Dumnonia, who drowned in c. AD 875.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
11 miles from Lezant Parish
Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.
Churches in Lezant Parish
Lezant: St Briochus
St Briochus
Lezant
Launceston
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St Briochus belongs to the Benefice of the Three Rivers and Altarnun with Bolventor, which lies in the Deanery of Trigg Major, forming part of the Truro Diocese.
We have just welcomed the Reverend Sean Clancy as our Priest in Charge of the Parishes of Lezant, Lawhitton, Lewannick and North Hill, South Petherwin and Altarnun with Bolventor. Reverend Sean is also a Team Vicar in Launceston, with special responsibility for the Church of St Thomas.
Pubs in Lezant Parish
Springer Spaniel
This former 18th-century cider house is now a comfortable beamed country pub, albeit somewhat modernised in sympathetic fashion. It has three separate areas inside; the main bar is at the front, furnished with a few bar stools and a mix of...