English Heritage sites near Knebworth Parish

Roman Wall of St Albans

ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS

11 miles from Knebworth Parish

A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.

Old Gorhambury House

OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE

11 miles from Knebworth Parish

The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.

Wrest Park

WREST PARK

13 miles from Knebworth Parish

Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.

De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton

DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON

14 miles from Knebworth Parish

Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.

Waltham Abbey Gatehouse and Bridge

WALTHAM ABBEY GATEHOUSE AND BRIDGE

16 miles from Knebworth Parish

A fine 14th century gatehouse, bridge and other remains of the abbey refounded by Harold, last Saxon King of England.

Berkhamsted Castle

BERKHAMSTED CASTLE

16 miles from Knebworth Parish

Visit the substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and earthworks.

Churches in Knebworth Parish

St Martin

St. Martin's Road, Knebworth Knebworth Stevenage
01438 816026
http://www.knebworthparishchurch.co.uk

Until the 19th Century St Mary's was the only place of worship in the village. In 1880 the Church of England began operating in New Knebworth, when a Mission Room was built in Gun Lane, and a new church, St Martin's, was opened in 1915.
St Martin's church was designed by the eminent architect Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869 - 1944) and reflects his own idiosyncratic style.
Lutyens' original plan was for a much larger building and included a nave with three bays and an apse at the east end. The west end was to include a portico with steps; this was changed to a plain wall on a "˜temporary' basis because of World War 1, though in fact the most unattractive plain brick wall persisted until 1963/4 when the church was completed to its present design by Sir Albert Richardson (1860 - 1964).
Richardson was a friend and admirer of Lutyens. He designed the western extension to the nave (17 feet long), a cupola for the bell, and the entrance lobby and "˜Rector's Office'.
St Mary's

Knebworth Park, Old Knebworth Knebworth Stevenage
01438 816026
http://www.knebworthparishchurch.co.uk

St. Mary's first stood at the heart of the mediaeval village of Knebworth, the earliest record of which is in the Domesday Book. When Knebworth Park was created, most probably in the late 13th century, the former settlement was relocated about ½ kilometre to the south, leaving only the church and some earthworks as evidence for the mediaeval village.
The nave and chancel are the oldest parts of the church, dating from 1120, but the chancel was rebuilt during the 19th century. The porch, on the South side of the church, dates from the early 18th century but the doorway is much older: 1380. The pulpit is of 18th century oak, but it has on it four Flemish carved panels dating from about 1567. In 1420 the tower was built by Sir John Hotoft, owner of Knebworth & Treasurer to the Household of Henry VI. The font (1480) and 2 panels giving the names of the Rectors and Patrons from 1294 are at the foot of the tower. Services are held every Sunday & the picturesque church is popular for weddings

Pubs in Knebworth Parish

Lytton Arms

Park Lane, Knebworth, SG3 6QB
(01438) 812312
thelyttonarms.co.uk

Nineteenth century pub on the edge of the Knebworth House estate, built for Hawkes and Company of Bishops Stortford whose original logo may still be seen in the wrought iron work of the pub sign. Four house beers are supplemented by a chang...
Station

1 Station Approach, Knebworth, SG3 6AT
(01438) 579504
stationpubknebworth.com/

Located next to the railway station the pub recently re-opened after a campaign lasting almost three years to save this pub from residential development. Now owned by Knebworth Parish Council after securing a loan from the Public Works Boar...