English Heritage sites near Saintbury Parish

Hailes Abbey

HAILES ABBEY

7 miles from Saintbury 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.

Belas Knap Long Barrow

BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW

11 miles from Saintbury 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.

Rollright Stones

ROLLRIGHT STONES

13 miles from Saintbury 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.

Odda's Chapel

ODDA'S CHAPEL

16 miles from Saintbury 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.

Great Witcombe Roman Villa

GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA

21 miles from Saintbury Parish

The remains of a large and luxurious villa built about AD 250, with a bathhouse complex, perhaps the shrine of a water spirit, and mosaics.

Leigh Court Barn

LEIGH COURT BARN

22 miles from Saintbury Parish

An outstanding display of English medieval carpentry, this mighty timber-framed barn is the largest cruck structure in Britain.


No churches found in Saintbury Parish


No churches found in Saintbury Parish