English Heritage sites near Hill Croome Parish
ODDA'S CHAPEL
7 miles from Hill Croome 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.
LEIGH COURT BARN
9 miles from Hill Croome Parish
An outstanding display of English medieval carpentry, this mighty timber-framed barn is the largest cruck structure in Britain.
HAILES ABBEY
13 miles from Hill Croome 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
13 miles from Hill Croome 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.
OVER BRIDGE
14 miles from Hill Croome Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
GREYFRIARS
15 miles from Hill Croome Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
Churches in Hill Croome Parish
St Mary, Hill Croome
Opposite Glebe Farm off Strensham Road
Hill Croome
01684 591241
https://hopechurchfamily.org/locations/st-mary-hill-croome/
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Pubs in Hill Croome Parish
Dog
Dog, Baughton
Jockey Inn
Pershore Road, Baughton, WR8 9DQ
(01684) 592153
thejockeyinn.co.uk/