English Heritage sites near Melcombe Horsey Parish
FIDDLEFORD MANOR
7 miles from Melcombe Horsey Parish
The principal parts of a small stone manor house, probably begun about 1370 for William Latimer, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. The hall and solar chamber display outstandingly fine timber roofs.
MAIDEN CASTLE
10 miles from Melcombe Horsey Parish
Among the largest and most complex of Iron Age hillforts in Europe, Maiden Castle’s huge multiple ramparts enclose an area the size of 50 football pitches and once protected hundreds of residents.
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
11 miles from Melcombe Horsey 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.
THE NINE STONES
12 miles from Melcombe Horsey 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.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
12 miles from Melcombe Horsey Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
JORDAN HILL ROMAN TEMPLE
13 miles from Melcombe Horsey Parish
The foundations of a 4th century Romano-Celtic temple with fine coastal views.
Churches in Melcombe Horsey Parish
Melcombe Horsey: St Andrew
Melcombe Horsey
Dorchester
(01300) 348211
http://piddlevalleybenefice.com/
We are one of a small group of six country churches seeking to serve all in our communities. We welcome all to the services in our benefice. Baptised and communicant members of other Trinitarian churches are welcome to receive Holy Communion at any of our churches. Others, including those prevented by conscience of the rules of their own church from receiving Holy communion, are warmly invited.
For uptodate service times please refer to the benefice home page: http://piddlevalleybenefice.com/
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No churches found in Melcombe Horsey Parish