English Heritage sites near Shrewton Parish
STONEHENGE
2 miles from Shrewton Parish
Walk in the footsteps of your Neolithic ancestors at Stonehenge – one of the wonders of the world and the best-known prehistoric monument in Europe.
WOODHENGE
5 miles from Shrewton 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.
NETHERAVON DOVECOTE
6 miles from Shrewton Parish
Charming and elegant 18th century brick dovecote, still with most of its 700 or more nesting boxes intact. Set in peaceful surroundings. External viewing only.
OLD SARUM
9 miles from Shrewton 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.
HATFIELD EARTHWORKS (MARDEN HENGE)
9 miles from Shrewton Parish
The earthworks of a Neolithic henge and monumental mound, by a loop in the River Avon. Recent archaeological find of building equivalent to a priest’s quarters.
BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE
11 miles from Shrewton 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.
Churches in Shrewton Parish
Shrewton: St Mary
High Street
Shrewton
01980 620580
http://www.salisburyplainbenefice.com
Shrewton St Mary is part of the Salisbury Plain Benefice which consists of four active Anglican churches plus three redundant churches that are all open to visit and occasionally used for services.
Our four village churches -
• All Saints' and St Mary's Church, Chitterne
• St Thomas à Becket Church, Tilshead
Our three redundant churches -
We are fortunate that there are also three redundant churches within the Benefice, all looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust - and redundant is perhaps an unfortunate term because although they are no longer in regular use they are all used for occasional services and al all open or accessible to the public:
• St Andrew's Church, Rollestone
• St George's Church. Orcheston
• St Mary's Church, Maddington
And our two chapel sites -
Or is it one? There is definite site of a chapel in Chitterne, and there's possibility that even in the hamlet of Elston, once a tithing of the parish of Orcheston St George, there was a chantry or chapel, also of St Andrew, in medieval times:
• St Andrew's Chapel, Chitterne
Given there are also three Baptist chapels or former chapels and one Methodist church in our four villages someone musical out there may want to compose a new musical carol on the subject. Elston's missing chapel could readily be dropped to make twelve…
Pubs in Shrewton Parish
Bustard Hotel
16C pub on the very edge of Salisbury Plain (between Shrewton and Larkhill). Reputed to have two ghosts: a grey lady and a drummer boy who is heard but never seen. Used as an early RFC HQ and an HQ during WWII. Permanently Closed
George Inn
Sold in 2014 and now reopened as a licenced café. Originally a brewery in the 1600s and a pub from about 1841 until 2014. A friendly two room local, lounge mostly used for food. Covered patio and skittle alley, available for hire. Beer Fest...
Plume of Feathers
High Street, Shrewton, SP3 4BZ
(01980) 621142
shrewtonplume.com/
Royal Oak
Bright, friendly roadside pub. Nearest pub to Stonehenge & recently refurbished. Terraced patio and separate garden with goats.