English Heritage sites near Sherston Parish
KINGSWOOD ABBEY GATEHOUSE
7 miles from Sherston 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.
WINDMILL TUMP LONG BARROW, RODMARTON
9 miles from Sherston Parish
A Neolithic chambered tomb with an enigmatic 'false entrance'. Opinions vary as to why this false entrance was built.
ULEY LONG BARROW (HETTY PEGLER'S TUMP)
9 miles from Sherston 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 Sherston 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
13 miles from Sherston 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.
CIRENCESTER AMPHITHEATRE
14 miles from Sherston 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.
Churches in Sherston Parish
Holy Cross Sherston
Church Street
Sherston
Malmesbury
01666825019
https://www.gauzebrook.org/
Holy Cross is a family friendly, inclusive Anglican church in the beautiful village of Sherston, near the town of Malmesbury. Christians have worshipped on this site for 900 years. We worship in a wide variety of ways, contemporary and traditional, Eucharistic and Service of the Word, with Prayer Book at some services too. The Church is part of the Gauzebrook Group of Churches. The church building is beautifully historic, and the North Aisle has been reordered to give a multi-purpose worship and community space. There are modern facilities.
Pubs in Sherston Parish
Angel
No longer a pub
Carpenters Arms
May 2021- Now operating as Indian restaurant "The Bridge".
Eagle
Eagle, Pinkney
Holford Arms
Large single roomed 16th C pub but with separate areas. Inglenook fire place, B&B rooms, luxury en-suite chalets, glamping, camping and caravan spaces. Popular for weddings. Home of the Knockdown Boys (Bluegrass band).
Sherston Cider Co a...
Rattlebone Inn
Church St, Sherston, SN16 0LR
(01666) 840871
therattlebone.co.uk/