English Heritage sites near Selwood Parish
NUNNEY CASTLE
3 miles from Selwood 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.
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE
7 miles from Selwood 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
7 miles from Selwood 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.
BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE
8 miles from Selwood 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.
BRADFORD-ON-AVON TITHE BARN
9 miles from Selwood 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.
STANTON DREW CIRCLES AND COVE
15 miles from Selwood Parish
Although this is the third largest complex of prehistoric standing stones in England, the three circles and three-stone ‘cove’ of Stanton Drew in Somerset are surprisingly little known. The Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter, is one of the largest stone circles in the country and has 26 surviving upright stones. Yet recent surveys have revealed that the circles and cove were just part of a much more elaborate and important ritual site than had previously been imagined.
Churches in Selwood Parish
All Saints, Rodden
Rodden
FROME
07712 117721
https://beckingtonbenefice.org/
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Woodlands St Katharine
Built between 1711 and 1714 by the Longleat Estate for the benefit of parishioners who previously had to journey into the centre of Frome for their parish church.
Safeguarding
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) working with the Joint Church Council we have with Frome St John the Baptist has adopted and works to implement the House of Bishops' Safeguarding Policy ‘Promoting a Safer Church'.
The Parish Safeguarding Officer can be contacted via email to [email protected] or by post c/o The Parish Office, Church Cottage, Church Steps, Frome BA11 1QL
The PCC commends the resources and support available at www.nspcc.org.uk, www.elderabuse.org.uk and www.stopitnow.org.uk
Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser: https://www.bathandwells.org.uk/diocese/safeguarding/
Pubs in Selwood Parish
Cross Keys
Blatchbridge, Frome, BA11 5EJ
(01373) 472348
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