English Heritage sites near Silverstone Parish
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
15 miles from Silverstone Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
HOUGHTON HOUSE
23 miles from Silverstone Parish
Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
CHICHELE COLLEGE
23 miles from Silverstone Parish
The gatehouse, chapel and other remains of a communal residence for priests serving the parish church, founded by locally-born Archbishop Chichele before 1425. Regularly used for events, and art and heritage exhibitions.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
25 miles from Silverstone Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON
25 miles from Silverstone Parish
Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
25 miles from Silverstone Parish
The remains of a large, well built Roman courtyard villa. The most important feature is a nearly complete mosaic tile floor, patterned in reds and browns.
Churches in Silverstone Parish
St Michael's Church
Stocks Hill
Silverstone
Towcester
(01327) 858101
http://www.whittlewoodparishes.org.uk/site/
Silveston, or Silson, nowadays “Silverstone” was originally “Silva Tone” ie the Wood Town, so called because of its situation in the midst of the forest. It is mentioned in the Domesday of William I, and was often the residence of our early monarchs when enjoying the pleasures of the chase in Whittlewood Forest . In 1274 King Edward I visited Silverstone and the Sheriff was commanded to do the necessary repairs to the King’s house there, without delay before winter.
As early as 1200 a chapel was attached to the royal residence and was served by a chaplain. Later the chapel is referred to as a chapel of ease, 39 feet long by 16 feet broad, to the church at Whittlebury, the Rector of Green’s Norton being the minister and providing for it by a curate. The chapel was replaced in about 1780 by a small church.
Little of the history can be traced. In 1841, it was decided to add a chancel to this small church. With surprising speed, this was done within 6 months at a cost of £123 16s 6d, towards which, Lord Southampton and the Dukes of Grafton and Buckingham contributed £50. In 1852, the question of how to provide still more seating accommodation, had become urgent. In common with general Victorian practice, it was decided to do this by adding a gallery on the north side of the church, at the same time building a vestry.
The present church, the third on the same site, is an excellent example of a simple Victorian building of stone, 90 feet long by 39 feet broad, with a beautiful reredos and mosaic of the Crucifixion. It was built in 1884, entirely by the generosity of Sir Robert Loder of Whittlebury Lodge, very near the time of his lavish restoration of Whittlebury church.
Pubs in Silverstone Parish
White Horse
Stocks Hill, Silverstone, NN12 8US
(01327) 855896
thewhitehorsesilverstone.com