English Heritage sites near Atworth Parish
BRADFORD-ON-AVON TITHE BARN
3 miles from Atworth 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.
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE
5 miles from Atworth 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.
BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE
8 miles from Atworth 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.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
9 miles from Atworth 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
9 miles from Atworth 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
14 miles from Atworth 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 Atworth Parish
Atworth: St Michael & All Angels
Church Street
Atworth
01225374151
http://www.boasw.org
We are a rural church community who gather together for worship and fellowship, enjoying one another's company and welcoming others to join with us as we serve God in our villages and beyond.
We are part of a Benefice with Christ Church Shaw and we enjoy worshipping and many social events together. For more information on the Benefice please go to our website.
Great Chalfield: All Saints
Pubs in Atworth Parish
Foresters Arms
White Hart
Bath Rd, Atworth, SN12 8JR
(01225) 702274
whitehartatworth.co.uk