English Heritage sites near Tebay Parish
SHAP ABBEY
9 miles from Tebay Parish
The impressive full-height 15th-century tower and other remains of a remote abbey of Premonstratensian 'white canons'.
BROUGH CASTLE
13 miles from Tebay Parish
Starkly impressive Brough Castle stands on a ridge commanding strategic Stainmore Pass, on the site of a Roman fort.
AMBLESIDE ROMAN FORT
14 miles from Tebay Parish
The well-marked remains of a 2nd-century fort with large granaries, probably built under Hadrian's rule to guard the Roman road from Brougham to Ravenglass and act as a supply base.
CLIFTON HALL
16 miles from Tebay Parish
This 15th-century tower, sole surviving part of the manor house of the Wybergh family, was plundered by Jacobites in 1745 before the Battle of Clifton Moor, the last battle fought on English soil.
COUNTESS PILLAR, BROUGHAM
17 miles from Tebay Parish
A monument erected in 1656 by Lady Anne Clifford of nearby Brougham Castle, to commemorate her final parting here from her mother.
KING ARTHUR'S ROUND TABLE
17 miles from Tebay Parish
A Neolithic earthwork henge, dating from c. 2000 BC, but much later believed to be King Arthur's jousting arena. Mayburgh Henge is adjacent.
Churches in Tebay Parish
St James' Church, Tebay
Church Street
Tebay
Penrith
015396 24262
http://www.hwparishes.org.uk
St James Church, Tebay, is a small congregation worshipping in the "Railway Church" - built in 1880 when the railway, and the folk who worked on it, was a very significant part of life in Tebay. You can read more about the history of the church here.
Use the links on the left to find out how to get in touch, and when our services are.
St James works closely with the Methodist church in Tebay, as well as its sister churches in Orton and Ravenstonedale.