English Heritage sites near Deerhurst Parish

Odda's Chapel

ODDA'S CHAPEL

1 miles from Deerhurst 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.

Over Bridge

OVER BRIDGE

6 miles from Deerhurst Parish

A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.

Greyfriars

GREYFRIARS

6 miles from Deerhurst Parish

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

Blackfriars

BLACKFRIARS

6 miles from Deerhurst 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.

Great Witcombe Roman Villa

GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA

9 miles from Deerhurst 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

BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW

10 miles from Deerhurst 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.

Churches in Deerhurst Parish

Holy Trinity

Court Drive Apperley Gloucester
01452780880
http://severnsidebeneficewithtwyning.org.uk

This church is part of the wider Severnside Benefice, which comprises the Parishes of Chaceley, Forthampton, Deerhurst with Apperley, and Tredington with Stoke Orchard and Hardwicke.

The Benefice is set in the beautiful Severn Vale, and is part of the Diocese of Gloucester.

The Chapel of Ease at Apperley is part of the Parish of Deerhurst with Apperley. The Parish Church is located in the ancient village of Deerhurst, while the Chapel of Ease serves the larger village of Appeley. Whilst there is almost always a Sunday Service at Deerhurst, Apperley only hosts a sunday service twice a month.

The Priory Church of St Mary, Deerhurst

Deerhurst
01452 780880
http://severnsidebeneficewithtwyning.org.uk

This church is part of the wider Severnside Benefice, which comprises the Parishes of Chaceley, Forthampton, Deerhurst with Apperley, and Tredington with Stoke Orchard and Hardwicke.

The Benefice is set in the beautiful Severn Vale, and is part of the Diocese of Gloucester.

Deerhurst is a particularly historic church, dating from the 700s, and being largely Saxon in origin. It is internationally significant both archeologically and in terms of its spiritual heritage.

Pubs in Deerhurst Parish

Coalhouse Inn

Gabb Lane, Apperley, GL19 4DN
(01452) 780211
coalhouseinn.co.uk/

This riverside pub has been a licensed house since at least the mid 18th century, when it doubled as a coal wharf with passing barges taking coal upstream. The interior is one bar nearly the whole length of the premises and has exposed beam...
Farmers' Arms

Ledbury Road, Lower Apperley, Apperley, GL19 4DR
(01452) 780307
farmersarmslowerapperley.co.uk

The Farmers Arms is situated on the edge of the Cotswolds, in a rural location and in an area of outstanding beauty. Surrounding rolling countrysides, nearby wildlife reserve, Oddas Chapel, (one of the most complete Anglo saxon churches in...