English Heritage sites near Risby Parish
BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY
4 miles from Risby Parish
The extensive remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England, shrine of St Edmund.
MOULTON PACKHORSE BRIDGE
6 miles from Risby Parish
A pretty four-arched late medieval bridge, spanning the River Kennett on the old route from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds.
THETFORD, CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE
11 miles from Risby Parish
The only surviving remains in England of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb: the ruined nave of their 14th-century church, later used as a barn.
ISLEHAM PRIORY CHURCH
11 miles from Risby Parish
Isleham Priory Church is the best example in England of a small Norman Benedictine priory church, surviving in a surprisingly unaltered state despite later conversion into a barn.
THETFORD WARREN LODGE
11 miles from Risby Parish
Thetford Warren Lodge was probably built c.1400 by the Prior of Thetford; this defensible lodge protected gamekeepers and hunting parties against armed poachers.
THETFORD PRIORY
11 miles from Risby Parish
The extensive remains of one of the most important East Anglian monasteries, the Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford and the burial place of the earls and dukes of Norfolk for 400 years.
Churches in Risby Parish
St Giles
School Road
Risby
Bury St. Edmunds
01284810314
St Giles is a friendly, caring parish church with a welcoming congregation.
We have strong links with the village CEVC Primary School.
Our church dates from Anglo-Saxon times. Its beautiful medieval wall paintings and intricate rood screen attract many visitors.
Pubs in Risby Parish
Crown & Castle
South St, Risby, IP28 6QU
(01284) 810393
crownandcastle.com/