English Heritage sites near Weston-on-Avon Parish
HAILES ABBEY
15 miles from Weston-on-Avon Parish
Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
15 miles from Weston-on-Avon Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
15 miles from Weston-on-Avon Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
18 miles from Weston-on-Avon Parish
A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
22 miles from Weston-on-Avon Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
ODDA'S CHAPEL
23 miles from Weston-on-Avon Parish
One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.
Churches in Weston-on-Avon Parish
Weston-on-Avon - All Saints
We are a small friendly Anglican Church in Weston-on-Avon, South Warwickshire. Our services are usually from the Book of Common Prayer. On the first Sunday f the month we sing hymns accompanied on the organ.</span></span>
No churches found in Weston-on-Avon Parish