English Heritage sites near Shurdington Parish
GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA
4 miles from Shurdington Parish
The remains of a large and luxurious villa built about AD 250, with a bathhouse complex, perhaps the shrine of a water spirit, and mosaics.
GREYFRIARS
6 miles from Shurdington Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
BLACKFRIARS
6 miles from Shurdington 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.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
7 miles from Shurdington 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.
OVER BRIDGE
7 miles from Shurdington Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
ODDA'S CHAPEL
8 miles from Shurdington 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.
Churches in Shurdington Parish
St Paul
Church Lane.
Shurdington
Gloucester
(01242) 321806
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St Paul's, Shurdington is a medieval village church set next to the village green and borders the fields leading away to Cheltenham and Badgeworth. Its most striking feature is the fine broach spire of elegant proportion reaching to 110 feet. The church is thus higher than it is in length!
As a smaller ,intimate building inside it's a special place to pause and find some quietness at any time. Prayer guides are available as well as booklets about the church and village. The interior features a rare 13th century font and fine 12th century sturdy chancel arch.
The congregation, made up of villagers and people from the outskirts of Cheltenham, are very welcoming to visitors and newcomers. Coffee is served in the adjacent church hall after worship.
On weekdays there are plenty other church and parish groups meeting for people of a variety of ages.
Enquiries about baptisms, weddings and burials should be made to the Vicar. The church can seat about 100 comfortably.
For helpful guidance about weddings, visit: www.yourchurchwedding.org
St Peter
Church Road
Leckhampton
Cheltenham
01242513647
http://stpetersleck.org
St.Peter's Church serves part of the Parish of Leckhampton. Our church is a beautiful listed building beneath the Cotswold escarpment on the outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
We aim to serve the parish as a broad church, a musical church, an active church, a church for all ages, a church where everyone is always welcome.
Pubs in Shurdington Parish
Bell
Main Road, Shurdington, GL51 4XQ
(01242) 862245
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Cheese Rollers
Shurdington Road, Shurdington, GL51 4XJ
(01242) 862072
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