English Heritage sites near Westwell Parish

Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote

MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE

7 miles from Westwell Parish

The extensive and picturesque ruins of a 15th century riverside manor house, including a fine hall, south-west tower, and complete dovecote nearby. The home of Richard III's henchman Lord Lovell.

North Leigh Roman Villa

NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA

11 miles from Westwell Parish

The remains of a large, well built Roman courtyard villa. The most important feature is a nearly complete mosaic tile floor, patterned in reds and browns.

Cirencester Amphitheatre

CIRENCESTER AMPHITHEATRE

14 miles from Westwell Parish

The earthwork remains of one of the largest Roman amphitheatres in Britain, built in the early 2nd century to serve the important city of Corinium, now Cirencester.

Rollright Stones

ROLLRIGHT STONES

14 miles from Westwell 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.

Uffington Castle - White Horse and Dragon Hill

UFFINGTON CASTLE - WHITE HORSE AND DRAGON HILL

16 miles from Westwell Parish

Three atmospheric sites lie along the Ridgeway. Uffington 'Castle' is a large Iron Age hillfort, Dragon Hill a natural mound associated in legend with St George.

Belas Knap Long Barrow

BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW

16 miles from Westwell 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.


Churches in Westwell Parish

Westwell St Mary

No churches found in Westwell Parish