English Heritage sites near Freshford Parish
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE
2 miles from Freshford 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.
BRADFORD-ON-AVON TITHE BARN
2 miles from Freshford 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.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
4 miles from Freshford 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.
SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT
8 miles from Freshford 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.
BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE
9 miles from Freshford 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.
NUNNEY CASTLE
9 miles from Freshford 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.
Churches in Freshford Parish
St Peter
Church Hill
Freshford
01225 720347
http://flshc.co.uk/
We are a single Parish with three worship centres in three villages.
We have a variety of services offering choice to all the residents and visitors who come along.
Pubs in Freshford Parish
Inn at Freshford
The Hill, Freshford, BA2 7WG
(01225) 722250
theinnatfreshford.com/