English Heritage sites near Hemington Parish
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
2 miles from Hemington Parish
One of the finest accessible examples of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with its multiple burial chambers open to view. Bring a torch and experience the burial chambers at first hand.
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE
4 miles from Hemington Parish
Impressive 14th century castle with hidden treasures and sinister past. Chapel with rare medieval wall paintings and in the crypt, the best collection of human-shaped lead coffins in Britain.
NUNNEY CASTLE
5 miles from Hemington Parish
Picturesque moated castle built in the 1370s. Held for the King during the Civil War, falling to Parliamentarian cannon in 1645: the gun-damaged wall finally collapsing on Christmas Day 1910.
BRADFORD-ON-AVON TITHE BARN
7 miles from Hemington Parish
A spectacular 14th century monastic stone barn, 51 metres (168 feet) long, with an amazing timber cruck roof. Originally a part of the medieval farmstead belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey.
BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE
10 miles from Hemington 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.
SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT
10 miles from Hemington Parish
Erected to commemorate the heroism of a Royalist commander and his Cornish pikemen at the Battle of Lansdown, 1643, this monument marks the spot where he fell.
Churches in Hemington Parish
St James Church, Foxcote
Foxcote
Bath
01761 300410
http://stjsgroup.church
St James' the Less Foxcote and St Julian's Shoscombe are part of the St J's Group which also covers the Parish Churches of St John's Peasedown and St Julian's Wellow. The Group is named after our three patron saints.
As four church families we seek to work together with our fellow Christians to extend the 'Kingdom of God' in our locality. We aim to be a warm, friendly, vibrant and growing group that loves to welcome new people and to share our life and faith with them. We are passionate about worshipping God and hearing Him speak through His word and we pray regularly for God's power to be released through us and into our communities. We long to see people: 'living lives worthy of the Lord, that seek to please Him in every way, that bear fruit in every good work, that grow in the knowledge of God and are being strengthened according to His glorious might.' (Colossians 1:10-11).
We offer every Sunday a range of worship styles from informal to the more traditional and during the week we seek to develop and grow our Christian communities through a variety of mid week activities.
We certainly look forward to meeting you!
Pubs in Hemington Parish
Faulkland Inn
Aug 2020: Under new management. Only one ale on at present.
Yet to be fully surveyed, so more detail in due course.
Dating back to the mid 1700's this old coaching inn has a pleasant court yard.
Tucker's Grave
A gem from a bygone age and with a nationally important historic pub interior, it was built in the mid-17th century as a farmhouse, became an inn in 1827, and has changed little since (apart from proper loos). It was named after a local far...