English Heritage sites near Beckley and Stowood Parish
NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE
5 miles from Beckley and Stowood Parish
Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.
ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM
9 miles from Beckley and Stowood 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.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
11 miles from Beckley and Stowood Parish
The remains of a large, well built Roman courtyard villa. The most important feature is a nearly complete mosaic tile floor, patterned in reds and browns.
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
14 miles from Beckley and Stowood Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE
15 miles from Beckley and Stowood Parish
The extensive and picturesque ruins of a 15th century riverside manor house, including a fine hall, south-west tower, and complete dovecote nearby. The home of Richard III's henchman Lord Lovell.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
21 miles from Beckley and Stowood Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
Churches in Beckley and Stowood Parish
Beckley Assumption BVM
Pubs in Beckley and Stowood Parish
Abingdon Arms
High Street, Beckley, OX3 9UU
(01865) 655667
theabingdonarms.co.uk