English Heritage sites near Norton St Philip Parish
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE
1 miles from Norton St Philip 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.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
3 miles from Norton St Philip 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.
BRADFORD-ON-AVON TITHE BARN
4 miles from Norton St Philip 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.
NUNNEY CASTLE
7 miles from Norton St Philip 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.
BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE
8 miles from Norton St Philip 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.
SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT
9 miles from Norton St Philip 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.
Churches in Norton St Philip Parish
St Leonard's
Farleigh Hungerford
Bath
01373 834258
St Leonards church lies in the heart of this small rural community. There is a regular service there every 3rd Sunday at 9.00 am. For the most up-to-date information on services and other activities around the Parish please check our website:-
St Philip & St James
Norton St Philip
Bath
(01373) 834258
http://www.hardingtonvale.org.uk
Norton St Philip is a thriving village church in a beautiful 14c building.
Regular services include:-
Monday 9.00 am Morning Prayer
Thursday 6.00 pm Silent Prayer
We also have a traditional Holy Communion service on 2nd and 4th Sundays, informal breakfast church on 1st Sundays of the month and an informal worship on a 3rd Sunday with songs, prayers and activities for families and children.
For the most up-to-date information on services and other activities around the Parish please check our website:-
Pubs in Norton St Philip Parish
Fleur de Lys
High Street, Norton St Philip, BA2 7LG
(01373) 834422
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George
High Street, Norton St Philip, BA2 7LH
(01373) 834224
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Hungerford Arms
Farleigh Hungerford, BA2 7RX
(01225) 781221
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