English Heritage sites near Buckland Parish
HAILES ABBEY
4 miles from Buckland 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
7 miles from Buckland 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
13 miles from Buckland 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.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
15 miles from Buckland Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA
17 miles from Buckland 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.
GREYFRIARS
18 miles from Buckland Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
Churches in Buckland Parish
St Mary the Virgin, Childswickham
Church Lane
Childswickham
Broadway
01386 854605
WELCOME TO ST MARY'S CHILDSWICKHAM
St Mary's is now under the pastoral care of Rev'd Shellie Ward and Rev'd Jo Williamson from the Broadway with Wickhamford Benefice Team.
Our church wardens Ralph And Kevin are responsible for maintaining the church and its services.
Rev'd Shellie, Rev'd Jo alongside Ralph and Kevin are supported by a small, yet enthusiastic team of parishioners who help to provide the mission and vision for worship alongside the upkeep of our beautiful village church.
We hold a weekly Sunday service at 10.30am and provide regular access to Holy Communion.
The church was formerly part of the Diocese of Gloucester but is in the process of transferring to the Diocese of Worcester.
St Michael
No churches found in Buckland Parish