English Heritage sites near Wheatpieces Parish
ODDA'S CHAPEL
2 miles from Wheatpieces 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.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
8 miles from Wheatpieces 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.
HAILES ABBEY
9 miles from Wheatpieces 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.
OVER BRIDGE
9 miles from Wheatpieces Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
GREYFRIARS
9 miles from Wheatpieces Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
BLACKFRIARS
9 miles from Wheatpieces Parish
One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory. Notable features include the church and fine scissor-braced dormitory roof.
No churches found in Wheatpieces Parish
Pubs in Wheatpieces Parish
Wheatpieces
2 Clifford Avenue, Tewkesbury, GL20 7RW
(01684) 274420
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