St Mary Magdalene's Church

#566 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Church, Historical place, Park, Garden

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St Mary Magdalene's Church is a former Anglican church in the grounds of Croome Court, at Croome D'Abitot, Worcestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. The church, which is dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene, stands on a hill in Croome Park. Commenting on the church, the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner stated it is "one of the most serious of the Early Gothic Revival outside, one of the most elegant inside". ()

Completed: 1758 (266 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalElevation: 121 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°6'13"N, 2°10'2"W

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St Mary Magdalene's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Croome Court, Pershore Abbey, Worcester Golf Range, Whittington Tump.

~1500 ftS
Museum, History museum
Croome Court
8 min walk • Croome Court, nestled in the heart of Worcestershire, United Kingdom, is a remarkable testament to the rich tapestry of British history and the evolution of landscape design. This grandiose 18th-century mansion, now a museum, was the first major commission of the...
3.8 miE
Monastery, Church, Gothic architecture
Pershore Abbey, Pershore
98 min walk • Pershore Abbey, at Pershore in Worcestershire, was an Anglo-Saxon abbey and is now an Anglican parish church, the Church of the Holy Cross.
5.5 miNW
52°10'28"N • 2°13'39"W
Worcester Golf Range, Worcester
141 min walk • Golf
4.6 miN
Forts and castles
Whittington Tump, Worcester
117 min walk • Whittington Tump or Crookbarrow Hill is a partly artificial mound in central Worcestershire, England. There is evidence of prehistoric activity at the site and may have been used as a religious site or burial mound.
5.3 miSE
Park
Bredon Hill, Pershore
135 min walk • Bredon Hill is a hill in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Evesham in the Vale of Evesham. The summit of the hill is in the parish of Kemerton, and it extends over parts of eight other parishes.
5.5 miN
Park
Spetchley Park Gardens
140 min walk • Spetchley Park is a country mansion standing in 4500 acres of gardens and parkland in the hamlet of Spetchley, near Worcester, England. The house and park are separately Grade II* listed.
4.4 miNW
Monastery
Stanbrook Abbey
113 min walk • Stanbrook Abbey is a Roman Catholic contemplative Benedictine women's monastery with the status of an abbey, now located at Wass, North Yorkshire, England. The community was founded in 1625 at Cambrai in Flanders, under the auspices of the English Benedictine Congregation.
3.1 miSE
Church
St John the Baptist's Church
80 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Strensham, Worcestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
2.8 miSE
Bridge
Eckington Bridge
71 min walk • Eckington Bridge is a stone bridge over the River Avon in Eckington in the English county of Worcestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building and has been scheduled as an ancient monument.
4.4 miNW
Park
Old Hills
112 min walk • The Old Hills are an area of common land in Worcestershire, England. They are located around two miles to the east of Great Malvern and about a mile west of the River Severn near the village of Callow End.
6 miNW
Canal
Diglis Basin, Worcester
152 min walk • Diglis Basin is a canal basin on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. It is situated in Diglis in the centre of Worcester, England, near The Commandery. To the north is Tibberton and to the west is Diglis Junction where the canal meets the River Severn. It is the first basin reached after joining the canal from the River Severn.