English Heritage sites near Chillington Parish
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
9 miles from Chillington Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
16 miles from Chillington 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.
BLACKBURY CAMP
17 miles from Chillington Parish
An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
18 miles from Chillington Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
18 miles from Chillington Parish
Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
19 miles from Chillington Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
Churches in Chillington Parish
St James
Chillington
Ilminster
01460240228
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No churches found in Chillington Parish