English Heritage sites near Skelsmergh Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Skelsmergh 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 Skelsmergh 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 Skelsmergh 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 Skelsmergh Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Skelsmergh 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 Skelsmergh 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 Skelsmergh Parish
St John the Baptist
Helme Lane
Skelsmergh
Kendal
01539 722015
http://beaconteam.org.uk
Skelsmergh parish is situated on the northern outskirts of Kendal and what was once an agricultural area with small family farms is now much used as a ‘commuter belt’ for the town.
Along with the scattered farms and homes the main concentrations of population are the hamlets/small villages of Garth Row, Oakbank, Mealbank, Dodding Holme and Kiln Croft. Mealbank also has a small busy industrial estate. The population of the parish is approximately 300.
Skelsmergh church was built in 1871 by the parishioners and stands in a very prominent position a mile out of Kendal, in close proximity to the A6, which runs through the parish. Within the parish there was a catholic chapel and presbytery at Dodding Holme. This now houses an Italian Cenacolo community – a drug re-habilitation unit for young men.
Our regular worship is led by the ministers in the Beacon Team, with each attending on a regular and planned basis. Members of the congregation take on the duties of reading, preparing the intercessions and chalice administration. Two members of the congregation take part on a regular basis in the provision of hospital communion, organised by the Beacon Team, at the Westmorland General Hospital.
The services have a regular and committed congregation, who are mainly elderly. Festivals attract more people; the Easter and Christmas Eve ‘Carols and Candlelight’ services are particularly well-attended. Many of the congregation come from outside the parish but have strong links with Skelsmergh.
No churches found in Skelsmergh Parish