English Heritage sites near Beedon Parish
DONNINGTON CASTLE
6 miles from Beedon Parish
The striking twin-towered 14th-century gatehouse of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle, survives amid impressive earthworks.
ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM
12 miles from Beedon Parish
This splendid 17th century Baroque building housed a courtroom for assizes, raised on arches over a market space. It now houses the Abingdon Museum.
UFFINGTON CASTLE - WHITE HORSE AND DRAGON HILL
12 miles from Beedon Parish
Three atmospheric sites lie along the Ridgeway. Uffington 'Castle' is a large Iron Age hillfort, Dragon Hill a natural mound associated in legend with St George.
WAYLAND'S SMITHY
13 miles from Beedon Parish
A fine and atmospheric Neolithic chambered long barrow 2km (11/4 miles) along the Ridgeway from the Uffington White Horse: it was once believed to be the habitation of the Saxon smith-god Wayland.
SILCHESTER ROMAN CITY WALLS AND AMPHITHEATRE
14 miles from Beedon Parish
Originally a tribal centre of the Iron Age Atrebates, Silchester became the large and important Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum.
CHISBURY CHAPEL
15 miles from Beedon Parish
This pretty thatched and flintwalled 13th century chapel survived after the Reformation in 1547 by being used as a barn as part of Chisbury Farm.
Churches in Beedon Parish
Beedon St Nicholas
An ancient Grade I listed church, built in 1220 and recently restored. Our worship is simple, our welcome warm. Our congregation is committed to sharing God's love within our community.
St Nicholas' Church, Beedon belongs to the East Downland Benefice. Please see the Benefice website for a list of services for the current month.