English Heritage sites near Winterborne Kingston Parish
FIDDLEFORD MANOR
10 miles from Winterborne Kingston 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.
KNOWLTON CHURCH AND EARTHWORKS
13 miles from Winterborne Kingston Parish
The siting of this ruined medieval church at the centre of a Neolithic ritual henge earthwork symbolises the transition from pagan to Christian worship and creates an atmospheric scene.
MAIDEN CASTLE
13 miles from Winterborne Kingston Parish
Among the largest and most complex of Iron Age hillforts in Europe, Maiden Castle’s huge multiple ramparts enclose an area the size of 50 football pitches and once protected hundreds of residents.
JORDAN HILL ROMAN TEMPLE
14 miles from Winterborne Kingston Parish
The foundations of a 4th century Romano-Celtic temple with fine coastal views.
THE NINE STONES
16 miles from Winterborne Kingston Parish
Now in a wooded glade, this small prehistoric circle of nine standing stones was constructed around 4,000 years ago and is surrounded by a mysterious air. Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows are nearby.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
17 miles from Winterborne Kingston Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
Churches in Winterborne Kingston Parish
Winterborne Kingston: St Nicholas
Church Street
Winterborne Kingston
Blandford Forum
01929459244
https://redpostbenefice.com/
We are a village Church in the Red Post Benefice, seeking to share our life with Christ both in our welcome and our engagement with the wider community. We have a variety of regular Sunday services and we enjoy celebrating Christenings and Weddings with villagers and people from further afield. We gather our community together at Christmas, Easter, Harvest and Remembrance as well as offering pastoral care throughout the year. Our congregation and ministry team, of lay and ordained people, look forward to welcoming you.
Please use the link to our website for more information about us and our services.
Justin, the Vicar.
Pubs in Winterborne Kingston Parish
Greyhound
North Street, Winterbourne Kingston, DT11 9AZ
(01929) 471332
greyhoundwinterborne.co.uk/