English Heritage sites near Wickwar Parish
KINGSWOOD ABBEY GATEHOUSE
3 miles from Wickwar Parish
This 16th century gatehouse, one of the latest monastic buildings in England, displays a richly sculpted mullioned window. It is the sole survivor of this Cistercian abbey.
ULEY LONG BARROW (HETTY PEGLER'S TUMP)
9 miles from Wickwar Parish
A partly reconstructed Neolithic chambered mound, 37 metres (120 ft) long, atmospherically sited overlooking the Severn Valley. 'Hetty Pegler' was its 17th century landowner.
NYMPSFIELD LONG BARROW
10 miles from Wickwar Parish
Large Neolithic burial mound with spectacular views over the Severn Valley. Built by earliest farming communities in the Cotswolds almost 5,000 years ago. Internal chambers are uncovered for viewing.
SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT
11 miles from Wickwar 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.
TEMPLE CHURCH
12 miles from Wickwar Parish
The 'leaning tower' and walls of this large late medieval church survived bombing during the Second World War. The graveyard is now a peaceful public garden.
OFFA'S DYKE
12 miles from Wickwar Parish
An earthwork roughly following the Welsh/English boundary consisting of a ditch and rampart. Origins shrouded in mystery but possibly built in response to events involving the Princes of Powys.
Churches in Wickwar Parish
Holy Trinity
Pubs in Wickwar Parish
Fox & Maple
15 High Street, Wickwar, GL12 8NE
(01454) 299083
foxandmaple.co.uk/