English Heritage sites near Winsley Parish
BRADFORD-ON-AVON TITHE BARN
1 miles from Winsley Parish
A spectacular 14th century monastic stone barn, 51 metres (168 feet) long, with an amazing timber cruck roof. Originally a part of the medieval farmstead belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey.
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE
3 miles from Winsley Parish
Impressive 14th century castle with hidden treasures and sinister past. Chapel with rare medieval wall paintings and in the crypt, the best collection of human-shaped lead coffins in Britain.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
5 miles from Winsley Parish
One of the finest accessible examples of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with its multiple burial chambers open to view. Bring a torch and experience the burial chambers at first hand.
SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT
7 miles from Winsley Parish
Erected to commemorate the heroism of a Royalist commander and his Cornish pikemen at the Battle of Lansdown, 1643, this monument marks the spot where he fell.
BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE
9 miles from Winsley Parish
Below an Iron Age hillfort stands the Westbury White Horse. Cut into the hillside in 1778, it replaced an older horse, possibly commemorating King Alfred's nearby victory over the Vikings.
NUNNEY CASTLE
11 miles from Winsley 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.
Churches in Winsley Parish
Winsley: St Nicholas
Winsley
(01225) 722230
https://www.nboachurches.co.uk/
The parish of Winsley includes the village itself and the communities of Conkwell, Haugh, Murhill and Turleigh. Within the village, St Nicholas has a good relationship with Winsley Methodist church, sharing several services a year, and Winsley primary school has strong links with the church. Dorothy House Hospice is in Winsley village and the Avon Park residential complex is just outside.
Youth activities are run on Friday evenings. Sunbeams (for pre-school children and their carers) meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday morning in term time.
Sunday services are varied. Each month there will be Parish or Family Communion, or Morning Worship or cafe-style Refresh (usually held in the School) services. The Benefice worships together on the 1st Sunday each month in St Nicholas, Winsley; and when there is a 5th Sunday in the month, at a different church each time.
The church can seat 200 people and is used by local groups for concerts. Opposite the church is the church hall; with kitchen, toilets and a small car park it is well used by local groups.
Architectural evidence suggests there has been a church on this site since the early Norman period. The three stage tower is dated to the 15th century but the remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1841.
The parish is part of the Benefice of North Bradford-on-Avon and Villages, along with the parishes of Christ Church (Bradford-on-Avon), St James (South Wraxall) and St Peter (Monkton Farleigh).
Pubs in Winsley Parish
Seven Stars
Bradford Rd, Winsley, BA15 2LQ
(01225) 722204
sevenstarswinsley.co.uk
Winsley Social Club
Winsley Social Club, Winsley