English Heritage sites near Kingweston Parish
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
5 miles from Kingweston 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.
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
7 miles from Kingweston 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.
MEARE FISH HOUSE
8 miles from Kingweston Parish
The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
12 miles from Kingweston 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.
NUNNEY CASTLE
16 miles from Kingweston 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.
FIDDLEFORD MANOR
20 miles from Kingweston Parish
The principal parts of a small stone manor house, probably begun about 1370 for William Latimer, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. The hall and solar chamber display outstandingly fine timber roofs.
Churches in Kingweston Parish
All Saints
Kingweston
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Kingweston, is a small hamlet and part of Keinton Mandeville with Kingweston parish, which in turn is part of Wheathill Group of churches. Welcome to these pages, and to our churches, details of services can be found here, and on our benefice site: www.wheathill.org
No churches found in Kingweston Parish