English Heritage sites near Wayford Parish
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
12 miles from Wayford Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
15 miles from Wayford Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
BLACKBURY CAMP
16 miles from Wayford Parish
An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
16 miles from Wayford Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
THE NINE STONES
16 miles from Wayford Parish
Now in a wooded glade, this small prehistoric circle of nine standing stones was constructed around 4,000 years ago and is surrounded by a mysterious air. Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows are nearby.
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
17 miles from Wayford Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
Churches in Wayford Parish
St Michael & All Angels
Park Lane
Wayford
Crewkerne
01460 72047
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No churches found in Wayford Parish