English Heritage sites near Sezincote Parish

Hailes Abbey

HAILES ABBEY

8 miles from Sezincote Parish

Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.

Rollright Stones

ROLLRIGHT STONES

8 miles from Sezincote 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.

Belas Knap Long Barrow

BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW

10 miles from Sezincote Parish

A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.

Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote

MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE

15 miles from Sezincote 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.

North Leigh Roman Villa

NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA

17 miles from Sezincote 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.

Odda's Chapel

ODDA'S CHAPEL

19 miles from Sezincote Parish

One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.


No churches found in Sezincote Parish


No churches found in Sezincote Parish