English Heritage sites near Buckland Newton Parish
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
7 miles from Buckland Newton 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.
FIDDLEFORD MANOR
8 miles from Buckland Newton Parish
The principal parts of a small stone manor house, probably begun about 1370 for William Latimer, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. The hall and solar chamber display outstandingly fine timber roofs.
THE NINE STONES
11 miles from Buckland Newton 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.
MAIDEN CASTLE
11 miles from Buckland Newton Parish
Among the largest and most complex of Iron Age hillforts in Europe, Maiden Castle’s huge multiple ramparts enclose an area the size of 50 football pitches and once protected hundreds of residents.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
11 miles from Buckland Newton Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
13 miles from Buckland Newton Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
Churches in Buckland Newton Parish
Buckland Newton: The Holy Rood
Buckland Newton
Dorchester
01300341251
http://www.bucklandnewton.com/holy_rood_church.htm
People have worshipped at a church on this site since at least the 13th Century, when the earliest part of the current church was built. Countless generations have used this place for baptisms, weddings, funerals and in their daily service, worship and prayer.
Over the years, each generation has left their mark on the church, with additions in the 15th Century and major restoration works in the 19th and 20th Centuries, culminating in recent work to renovate the organ and place it on a gallery in the west end of the nave.
Pubs in Buckland Newton Parish
Gaggle of Geese
Buckland Newton, Buckland Newton, DT2 7BS
(01300) 345249
gaggleofgeese.co.uk/