English Heritage sites near Harescombe Parish

Great Witcombe Roman Villa

GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA

4 miles from Harescombe Parish

The remains of a large and luxurious villa built about AD 250, with a bathhouse complex, perhaps the shrine of a water spirit, and mosaics.

Blackfriars

BLACKFRIARS

5 miles from Harescombe Parish

One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory. Notable features include the church and fine scissor-braced dormitory roof.

Greyfriars

GREYFRIARS

5 miles from Harescombe Parish

Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.

Over Bridge

OVER BRIDGE

6 miles from Harescombe Parish

A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.

Nympsfield Long Barrow

NYMPSFIELD LONG BARROW

7 miles from Harescombe 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.

Uley Long Barrow (Hetty Pegler's Tump)

ULEY LONG BARROW (HETTY PEGLER'S TUMP)

8 miles from Harescombe 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.


Churches in Harescombe Parish

St John the Baptist

No churches found in Harescombe Parish