English Heritage sites near Chitterne Parish
STONEHENGE
7 miles from Chitterne 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.
BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE
7 miles from Chitterne 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.
WOODHENGE
10 miles from Chitterne 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
10 miles from Chitterne 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.
HATFIELD EARTHWORKS (MARDEN HENGE)
11 miles from Chitterne 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.
OLD SARUM
12 miles from Chitterne 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.
Churches in Chitterne Parish
Chitterne: All Saints & St Mary
Chitterne Road
Chitterne
01980 620580
http://www.salisburyplainbenefice.com
Chitterne All Saints & 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…
St Mary Chancel
Chitterne
Warminster
01980620580
http://www.salisburyplainbenefice.com
This church is all that remains of the medieval church of St Mary's in Chitterne. The churchyard is still in use and the Chancel is open for private prayer and reflection. In the summer months the mid-week Wednesday Evening Prayers take place in the Chancel, rather than in the main, Victorian church in the village, as does the Bible Study on the 1st Sunday of the month. In the winter, please note this building has no lighting or heating, and so we do not use it for services.
Pubs in Chitterne Parish
King's Head
Chitterne, BA12 0LJ
(01985) 850770
kingshead-chitterne.co.uk