English Heritage sites near Baunton Parish
CIRENCESTER AMPHITHEATRE
2 miles from Baunton Parish
The earthwork remains of one of the largest Roman amphitheatres in Britain, built in the early 2nd century to serve the important city of Corinium, now Cirencester.
WINDMILL TUMP LONG BARROW, RODMARTON
7 miles from Baunton Parish
A Neolithic chambered tomb with an enigmatic 'false entrance'. Opinions vary as to why this false entrance was built.
GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA
10 miles from Baunton 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.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
13 miles from Baunton 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.
NYMPSFIELD LONG BARROW
14 miles from Baunton Parish
Large Neolithic burial mound with spectacular views over the Severn Valley. Built by earliest farming communities in the Cotswolds almost 5,000 years ago. Internal chambers are uncovered for viewing.
BLACKFRIARS
15 miles from Baunton Parish
One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory. Notable features include the church and fine scissor-braced dormitory roof.
Churches in Baunton Parish
St Mary Magdalene
Baunton
01285 655199
http://www.churnvalley.org.uk
For details of this church, including service times, please refer to our website.
No churches found in Baunton Parish