English Heritage sites near Swinbrook and Widford Parish

Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote

MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE

3 miles from Swinbrook and Widford Parish

The extensive and picturesque ruins of a 15th century riverside manor house, including a fine hall, south-west tower, and complete dovecote nearby. The home of Richard III's henchman Lord Lovell.

North Leigh Roman Villa

NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA

7 miles from Swinbrook and Widford Parish

The remains of a large, well built Roman courtyard villa. The most important feature is a nearly complete mosaic tile floor, patterned in reds and browns.

Rollright Stones

ROLLRIGHT STONES

11 miles from Swinbrook and Widford Parish

Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.

North Hinksey Conduit House

NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE

14 miles from Swinbrook and Widford Parish

Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.

Uffington Castle - White Horse and Dragon Hill

UFFINGTON CASTLE - WHITE HORSE AND DRAGON HILL

16 miles from Swinbrook and Widford Parish

Three atmospheric sites lie along the Ridgeway. Uffington 'Castle' is a large Iron Age hillfort, Dragon Hill a natural mound associated in legend with St George.

Abingdon County Hall Museum

ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM

17 miles from Swinbrook and Widford Parish

This splendid 17th century Baroque building housed a courtroom for assizes, raised on arches over a market space. It now houses the Abingdon Museum.


Churches in Swinbrook and Widford Parish

Swinbrook: St Mary
Widford: St Oswald

Pubs in Swinbrook and Widford Parish

Swan Inn

Swinbrook, OX18 4DY
(01993) 823339
theswanswinbrook.co.uk

18th-century pub in an idyllic setting by the River Windrush. It was owned by the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, and Mitford family photographs adorn the walls. It was used as a location used in series two of Downton Abbey. There is a smal...