English Heritage sites near Rooksdown Parish

Silchester Roman City Walls and Amphitheatre

SILCHESTER ROMAN CITY WALLS AND AMPHITHEATRE

5 miles from Rooksdown Parish

Originally a tribal centre of the Iron Age Atrebates, Silchester became the large and important Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum.

The Grange at Northington

THE GRANGE AT NORTHINGTON

11 miles from Rooksdown Parish

Set like a lakeside temple in a landscaped park, The Grange at Northington is the foremost example of the Greek Revival style in England.

Donnington Castle

DONNINGTON CASTLE

13 miles from Rooksdown Parish

The striking twin-towered 14th-century gatehouse of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle, survives amid impressive earthworks.

Farnham Castle Keep

FARNHAM CASTLE KEEP

15 miles from Rooksdown Parish

The impressive motte and shell keep of Farnham Castle, Surrey, founded in 1138 by Bishop Henry of Blois. An enjoyable day out within travelling distance of London.

Waverley Abbey

WAVERLEY ABBEY

17 miles from Rooksdown Parish

Fragments of the church and monastic buildings of the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128.

Flowerdown Barrows

FLOWERDOWN BARROWS

17 miles from Rooksdown Parish

Three Bronze Age burial mounds, once part of a much larger 'barrow cemetery', including two bowl barrows, and the largest and finest disc barrow in Hampshire.


No churches found in Rooksdown Parish


Pubs in Rooksdown Parish

Weybrook Park Golf Club

Rooksdown Lane, Sherborne St John, RG24 9NT
(01256) 320347

Weybrook Park Golf Club, Sherborne St John