English Heritage sites near Winterbourne Stoke Parish
STONEHENGE
2 miles from Winterbourne Stoke Parish
Walk in the footsteps of your Neolithic ancestors at Stonehenge – one of the wonders of the world and the best-known prehistoric monument in Europe.
WOODHENGE
5 miles from Winterbourne Stoke Parish
Dating from about 2500 BC, markers now replace rings of timber posts, which once possibly supported a ring-shaped building. Discovered in 1925 when rings of dark spots were noticed in a crop of wheat.
NETHERAVON DOVECOTE
6 miles from Winterbourne Stoke Parish
Charming and elegant 18th century brick dovecote, still with most of its 700 or more nesting boxes intact. Set in peaceful surroundings. External viewing only.
OLD SARUM
7 miles from Winterbourne Stoke Parish
Site of the original Salisbury, this mighty Iron Age hill fort was where the first cathedral once stood and the Romans, Normans and Saxons have all left their mark during 5000 years of history.
HATFIELD EARTHWORKS (MARDEN HENGE)
10 miles from Winterbourne Stoke Parish
The earthworks of a Neolithic henge and monumental mound, by a loop in the River Avon. Recent archaeological find of building equivalent to a priest’s quarters.
BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE
13 miles from Winterbourne Stoke Parish
Below an Iron Age hillfort stands the Westbury White Horse. Cut into the hillside in 1778, it replaced an older horse, possibly commemorating King Alfred's nearby victory over the Vikings.
Churches in Winterbourne Stoke Parish
Winterbourne Stoke: St Peter
Church Street
Winterbourne Stoke
Salisbury
01722 790616
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