English Heritage sites near Sedgeberrow Parish

Hailes Abbey

HAILES ABBEY

6 miles from Sedgeberrow Parish

Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.

Belas Knap Long Barrow

BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW

8 miles from Sedgeberrow Parish

A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.

Odda's Chapel

ODDA'S CHAPEL

11 miles from Sedgeberrow Parish

One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.

Great Witcombe Roman Villa

GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA

17 miles from Sedgeberrow 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.

Leigh Court Barn

LEIGH COURT BARN

17 miles from Sedgeberrow Parish

An outstanding display of English medieval carpentry, this mighty timber-framed barn is the largest cruck structure in Britain.

Greyfriars

GREYFRIARS

17 miles from Sedgeberrow Parish

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


Churches in Sedgeberrow Parish

St Mary the Virgin

Pubs in Sedgeberrow Parish

Queens Head

1 Main Street, Sedgeberrow, WR11 7UE
(01926) 642171
shukursqueenshead.com

Although this venue became an Indian restaurant in May 2021, the bar trade continues independently and normally serves at least two real ales.