English Heritage sites near Great Elm Parish

Nunney Castle

NUNNEY CASTLE

3 miles from Great Elm 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.

Stoney Littleton Long Barrow

STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW

5 miles from Great Elm 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.

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE

6 miles from Great Elm 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.

Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn

BRADFORD-ON-AVON TITHE BARN

8 miles from Great Elm 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.

Bratton Camp and White Horse

BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE

9 miles from Great Elm 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.

Stanton Drew Circles and Cove

STANTON DREW CIRCLES AND COVE

13 miles from Great Elm 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 Great Elm Parish

St Mary Magdalene

Great Elm Frome
http://www.mellsgroup.church

Welcome to the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Great Elm

Our lovely church dates from the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building. To the casual visitor, the things to look out for are: the Jacobean pews and the stained glass windows; also, of note is the gallery, which would have been used for singers and musicians before organs were introduced. Gallery is accessed by steps at the rear of the church. Also, easily missed is the Mass dial to the left of the porch. This form of sundial was used to mark the ‘variable’ time of services in the medieval world, in a time when people were illiterate.

For times of services please go to our benefice website: www.mellsgroup.church


No churches found in Great Elm Parish