English Heritage sites near Tattingstone Parish

Mistley Towers

MISTLEY TOWERS

3 miles from Tattingstone Parish

Two porticoed Classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by Robert Adam in 1776.

Landguard Fort

LANDGUARD FORT

10 miles from Tattingstone Parish

Landguard Fort is the site of the last opposed seaborne invasion of England in 1667 and the first land battle of the Royal Marines.

Lindsey St James's Chapel

LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL

11 miles from Tattingstone Parish

A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.

Colchester, St Botolph's Priory

COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY

11 miles from Tattingstone Parish

The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.

St John's Abbey Gate

ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE

11 miles from Tattingstone Parish

This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.

Lexden Earthworks and Bluebottle Grove

LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE

12 miles from Tattingstone Parish

The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.


Churches in Tattingstone Parish

Tattingstone, St Mary the Virgin

Church Road Tattingstone Ipswich
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We would like to extend a very warm welcome to everyone who has recently moved into our friendly village. If you are a regular churchgoer or an occasional visitor please come along, join us at our beautiful church, situated about a mile from the centre of the village. We hold regular weekly service, usually a Holy Communion and a family service currently every other month. You can always be sure of a warm welcome.

Who's who? - The Ministry Team

Rector -

Reverend Tony Wilcox (retired with PTO)

Reverend Donald Mehen (retired with PTO)

Lay Elder and churchwarden - Simon Harley

Lay Elder - Suena Harley

Organist - vacancy





Safeguarding

The Rector and PCC of St Mary's Tattingstone, Suffolk are committed to a safe church environment for everyone.

1. We recognise that everyone has different levels of vulnerability and that each of us may be regarded as vulnerable at some time in our lives.

2. We commit ourselves to respectful care to all those to whom we minister.

3. We commit ourselves to the safeguarding of all people who may be vulnerable, whatever their age, and ensuring their well-being in the life of Tattingstone Parish.

4. We commit ourselves to promote safe practice by those in positions of trust.

5. We commit ourselves to promote the inclusion and empowerment of all people within our parish.

6. We are all responsible for preventing the physical, emotional, sexual, financial, and spiritual abuse of vulnerable people and have a responsibility to listen to and act upon any disclosures/allegations/concerns of abuse. All concerns will be logged and reported to the Rector, the Safeguarding Co-ordinator, or in urgent cases to the Bishop's Child Protection Officer and/or the Police.

7. We undertake to exercise proper care in the selection of those who will work with vulnerable people.

8. Tattingstone PCC has adopted the safeguarding guidelines of the Church of England and this Diocese.

9. Each person who works with vulnerable people must agree to abide by these recommendations and guidelines and In the case of children, those involved must attend appropriate child protection training and have a suitable DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Check.

10. Non-compliance with this code of conduct will automatically mean that a person will not work with vulnerable people within church activities.

Tattingstone Parish Safeguarding Officer is Suena Harley and can be contacted in case of any safeguarding concerns either by email [email protected]


Pubs in Tattingstone Parish

Wheatsheaf

Church Rd, Tattingstone, IP9 2LY
(01473) 805470
wheatsheaftattingstone.com/

Comfortable open plan single bar that has been fully refurbished over the past three years by the current owners. Bar has both a real fire and a wood-burner. Located on outskirts of this small village that is divided by the nearby Alton wat...
White Horse

White Horse Hill, Tattingstone, IP9 2NU
(01473) 328060
whitehorsetattingstone.co.uk

This distinctive two bar pub is located close to the reservoir on a former main road which is now just a cul-de-sac and is a popular start/ending point for local walks. Both bars have exposed timber frame throughout. The refurbished public...