English Heritage sites near Condicote Parish
HAILES ABBEY
6 miles from Condicote Parish
Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
8 miles from Condicote 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.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
9 miles from Condicote 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.
MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE
16 miles from Condicote 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.
ODDA'S CHAPEL
17 miles from Condicote Parish
One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
18 miles from Condicote 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.
Churches in Condicote Parish
St Nicholas
Condicote
01451 830607
http://www.condicote.freeserve.co.uk
Regular Services of Holy Communion are held at St Nicholas Condicote on at 9.30am on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.
See listings for Stow on the Wold and The Swells for details of other service
Please also visit the Benefice website
No churches found in Condicote Parish