English Heritage sites near Ston Easton Parish
STANTON DREW CIRCLES AND COVE
6 miles from Ston Easton Parish
Although this is the third largest complex of prehistoric standing stones in England, the three circles and three-stone ‘cove’ of Stanton Drew in Somerset are surprisingly little known. The Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter, is one of the largest stone circles in the country and has 26 surviving upright stones. Yet recent surveys have revealed that the circles and cove were just part of a much more elaborate and important ritual site than had previously been imagined.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
7 miles from Ston Easton 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.
NUNNEY CASTLE
8 miles from Ston Easton 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.
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE
11 miles from Ston Easton 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.
SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT
12 miles from Ston Easton 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.
TEMPLE CHURCH
12 miles from Ston Easton Parish
The 'leaning tower' and walls of this large late medieval church survived bombing during the Second World War. The graveyard is now a peaceful public garden.
Churches in Ston Easton Parish
The Blessed Virgin Mary
High Street
Ston Easton
01749 672335
The Anglican Church of St Mary The Virgin in Ston Easton, Somerset, England, is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 11th century, with a 15th-century embattled 3-stage west tower. The most striking interior feature is the Norman chancel arch, with semi-circular head and colonettes
Pubs in Ston Easton Parish
Court Hotel
Lynch Hill, Chilcompton, BA3 4SA
(01761) 232237
courthotel.co.uk/
Crown Inn
Old Down Inn
Emborough, Emborough, BA3 4SA
(01761) 232398
theolddowninn.co.uk