English Heritage sites near Batcombe Parish
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
8 miles from Batcombe Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
THE NINE STONES
9 miles from Batcombe Parish
Now in a wooded glade, this small prehistoric circle of nine standing stones was constructed around 4,000 years ago and is surrounded by a mysterious air. Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows are nearby.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
9 miles from Batcombe Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
MAIDEN CASTLE
11 miles from Batcombe Parish
Among the largest and most complex of Iron Age hillforts in Europe, Maiden Castle’s huge multiple ramparts enclose an area the size of 50 football pitches and once protected hundreds of residents.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
11 miles from Batcombe Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
ABBOTSBURY ABBEY REMAINS
12 miles from Batcombe Parish
Part of a monastic building, perhaps the abbot’s lodging, of Benedictine Abbotsbury Abbey, Henry VIII ordered its destruction during the Dissolution in 1538. St Catherine's Chapel is nearby.
Churches in Batcombe Parish
Batcombe: St Mary
No churches found in Batcombe Parish