English Heritage sites near East Dean Parish
OLD SARUM
9 miles from East Dean 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.
FLOWERDOWN BARROWS
12 miles from East Dean 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.
WOODHENGE
13 miles from East Dean 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.
MEDIEVAL MERCHANT'S HOUSE
13 miles from East Dean Parish
A residence and place of business, this former merchant's House stood on one of the busiest streets in medieval Southampton.
WOLVESEY CASTLE (OLD BISHOP'S PALACE)
13 miles from East Dean Parish
Wolvesey has been an important residence of the wealthy and powerful Bishops of Winchester since Anglo-Saxon times.
STONEHENGE
15 miles from East Dean 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.
Churches in East Dean Parish
East Dean: St Winfrith
East Dean
East Dean
Romsey
(01794) 340635
A small ancient church which has been the centre of the small community for hundreds of years. Beautifully decorated with a calm, 'thin' feel to the place.
We are part of Romsey Deanery and our overseas links can be explored at www.rdomc.org.uk.
Please see www.lockerley.org.uk for more details of services and events.
Benefice Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThorngateChurches/
Pubs in East Dean Parish
Old Brewers
Romsey Road, East Dean, SP5 1HU
(01794) 341596
sp5.info/old_brewers/