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Hellens has a fascinating history beginning in 1096. Roger Mortimer who killed Edward II came here often. It was the home of Sir James Audley, a close friend of the Black Prince. Queen Mary visited when still a princess.

St Bartholomew's Church	The ancient yew tree in the church yard	Yew tree branches supported by old lamp posts	15th century preaching cross. An English Heritage listed monument	Ralph telling us all about the church
Figure carved from a solid block of oak. Wooden monumental effigies are very rare	Probably Walter de Helyon who lived at Hellens in 1357	Figure of Blanche Mortimer who died in 1347	Blanche was the wife of Sir Peter de Grandison whose tomb is in Hereford Cathedral
Blanche was a daughter of Roger Mortimer, the first Earl of March	Above Blanche's tomb: the first, third and fifth panels show the Grandison arms, the second and fourth panels show the Mortimer arms	Tomb dating from 1390 - 1410, possibly Sir Hugh Audley and his mother Yseult, Lady Audley, though Sir Hugh died in 1325	The Kyrle tomb: Sir John was born in 1568 and died in 1650
Sir John Kyrle and his wife Sybil Scudamore	Part of the inner courtyard of Hellens dating from 1290	Part of the inner courtyard of Hellens dating from 1290	The Audley arms over the gateway