English Heritage sites near Cricket St. Thomas Parish
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
11 miles from Cricket St. Thomas Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
BLACKBURY CAMP
15 miles from Cricket St. Thomas Parish
An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
18 miles from Cricket St. Thomas Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
18 miles from Cricket St. Thomas Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
18 miles from Cricket St. Thomas Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
THE NINE STONES
19 miles from Cricket St. Thomas Parish
Now in a wooded glade, this small prehistoric circle of nine standing stones was constructed around 4,000 years ago and is surrounded by a mysterious air. Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows are nearby.
Churches in Cricket St. Thomas Parish
No churches found in Cricket St. Thomas Parish