English Heritage sites near Bourton-on-the-Hill Parish
HAILES ABBEY
7 miles from Bourton-on-the-Hill 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
8 miles from Bourton-on-the-Hill 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
10 miles from Bourton-on-the-Hill 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
16 miles from Bourton-on-the-Hill 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
18 miles from Bourton-on-the-Hill 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
18 miles from Bourton-on-the-Hill 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.
Churches in Bourton-on-the-Hill Parish
St Lawrence, Bourton-on-the-Hill
In the centre of the village
Bourton-on-the-Hill
Gloucestershire
01386 700676
https://www.bourtononthehillchurch.org.uk/
St. Lawrence's Church is a beautiful late Norman building and enjoys a spectacular location on the eastern slopes of Bourton hills with panoramic views over Moreton-in-Marsh, the Evenlode valley and beyond. St Lawrence is home to a small and friendly worshipping community. The church shares its team vicar with the neighboroughing parish of Blockley with Aston Magna, and is at the southern end of the Vale and Cotswold Edge benefice.
Bourton-on-the-Hill itself is a small Cotswold Village set above the Evenlode Valley with a population of around 300.
The original church was completed in 1157AD and since then it has seen regular alteration and extension. Thanks to the efforts of a small group of volunteers from the congregation and beyond, the church is open for visitors every day from around 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
The tower houses a clock installed in 1904 to replace the one that had existed since at least 1686, and is renowned for keeping excellent time. There is a wonderful peal of six bells which date from between 1677 and 1873. They were re-hung in 1974 on the original frame, which is said to be amongst the oldest in the country. At the moment St Lawrence does not have its own team of ringers but the bells are rung quite frequently by visiting teams from around the country.
Pubs in Bourton-on-the-Hill Parish
Horse & Groom
Bourton-on-the-Hill, GL56 9AQ
(01386) 700413
horseandgroom.info/