English Heritage sites near Uckington Parish
ODDA'S CHAPEL
4 miles from Uckington Parish
One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
6 miles from Uckington Parish
A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.
GREYFRIARS
7 miles from Uckington Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
BLACKFRIARS
7 miles from Uckington Parish
One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory. Notable features include the church and fine scissor-braced dormitory roof.
GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA
7 miles from Uckington Parish
The remains of a large and luxurious villa built about AD 250, with a bathhouse complex, perhaps the shrine of a water spirit, and mosaics.
OVER BRIDGE
7 miles from Uckington Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
Churches in Uckington Parish
St Mary Magdalene
The Green
Elmstone Hardwicke
Cheltenham
(01242) 244373
https://www.northchelt.org.uk/ourchurches/st-mary-magdalene
Situated in the hamlet of Elmstone Hardwicke we welcome you to join us for any of our services. The church plays and active part in village life, and organises events throughout the year.