English Heritage sites near Longstock Parish

Flowerdown Barrows

FLOWERDOWN BARROWS

7 miles from Longstock 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.

Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop's Palace)

WOLVESEY CASTLE (OLD BISHOP'S PALACE)

9 miles from Longstock Parish

Wolvesey has been an important residence of the wealthy and powerful Bishops of Winchester since Anglo-Saxon times.

Ludgershall Castle and Cross

LUDGERSHALL CASTLE AND CROSS

11 miles from Longstock Parish

The ruins and earthworks of a royal castle dating mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, frequently used as a hunting lodge. The remains of the medieval cross stand in the centre of the village.

The Grange at Northington

THE GRANGE AT NORTHINGTON

13 miles from Longstock 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.

Woodhenge

WOODHENGE

13 miles from Longstock Parish

Dating from about 2500 BC, markers now replace rings of timber posts, which once possibly supported a ring-shaped building. Discovered in 1925 when rings of dark spots were noticed in a crop of wheat.

Old Sarum

OLD SARUM

14 miles from Longstock Parish

Site of the original Salisbury, this mighty Iron Age hill fort was where the first cathedral once stood and the Romans, Normans and Saxons have all left their mark during 5000 years of history.


No churches found in Longstock Parish


Pubs in Longstock Parish

Peat Spade

Longstock Road, Longstock, SO20 6DR
(01264) 810612
peatspadeinn.co.uk

The comfortable Upham brewery owned Peat Spade sits in a rural setting in the pretty village of Longstock in the Test Valley. The area is well-known for fly-fishing and shooting, with the Peat Spade proving accommodation and locally source...