English Heritage sites near Hinton Charterhouse Parish
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE
2 miles from Hinton Charterhouse Parish
Impressive 14th century castle with hidden treasures and sinister past. Chapel with rare medieval wall paintings and in the crypt, the best collection of human-shaped lead coffins in Britain.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
2 miles from Hinton Charterhouse Parish
One of the finest accessible examples of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with its multiple burial chambers open to view. Bring a torch and experience the burial chambers at first hand.
BRADFORD-ON-AVON TITHE BARN
4 miles from Hinton Charterhouse Parish
A spectacular 14th century monastic stone barn, 51 metres (168 feet) long, with an amazing timber cruck roof. Originally a part of the medieval farmstead belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey.
SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT
8 miles from Hinton Charterhouse Parish
Erected to commemorate the heroism of a Royalist commander and his Cornish pikemen at the Battle of Lansdown, 1643, this monument marks the spot where he fell.
NUNNEY CASTLE
8 miles from Hinton Charterhouse Parish
Picturesque moated castle built in the 1370s. Held for the King during the Civil War, falling to Parliamentarian cannon in 1645: the gun-damaged wall finally collapsing on Christmas Day 1910.
BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE
9 miles from Hinton Charterhouse Parish
Below an Iron Age hillfort stands the Westbury White Horse. Cut into the hillside in 1778, it replaced an older horse, possibly commemorating King Alfred's nearby victory over the Vikings.
Churches in Hinton Charterhouse Parish
St John the Baptist
Green Lane
Hinton Charterhouse
Bath
(01225) 720347
http://www.parisha36.weebly.com
Information concerning the Chuch and its services can be found on the church's website at www.parisha36.weebly.com or on the village web site www.hintoncharterhouse.com.
Pubs in Hinton Charterhouse Parish
Rose & Crown
High Street, Hinton Charterhouse, BA2 7SN
(01225) 722153
theroseandcrownbath.com/en-gb