English Heritage sites near Oldbury-upon-Severn Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Oldbury-upon-Severn Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Oldbury-upon-Severn Parish
Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS
1000 miles from Oldbury-upon-Severn Parish
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
HARRY'S WALLS
1000 miles from Oldbury-upon-Severn Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Oldbury-upon-Severn Parish
You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
CROMWELL'S CASTLE
1000 miles from Oldbury-upon-Severn Parish
The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.
Churches in Oldbury-upon-Severn Parish
St Arilda's Oldbury
Church Road
Oldbury-on-Severn
Bristol and Gloucester
(01454) 416080
http://www.arildachurcholdbury.co.uk
Rural church in beautiful setting overlooking the River Severn. Now the only church in use in the world dedicated to local Saint Arilda.Church rebuilt after a disastrous fire in 1897 but the porches survived. The north porch is a lovely example of medieval architecture and has been recently restored. A statue representing Saint Arilda was added in the niche above the entrance as a Millenium project.Grade II Listed tombs also recently restored.Open every day and popular with visitors especially walkers.Well known for wild flowers in the higher churchyard and for glow worms in summer.A wide range of services and activities for young people. A member of Churches Together in Oldbury.
Shepperdine Chapel of Ease dedicated to St Mary next to Manor Farm in Nupdown Road,Shepperdine near Oldbury-on-Severn, always open.
A tin mission church bulit by local people to replace an ancient chantry chapel on the riverbank no longer in existence.Fortnightly B.C.P. Services.
St Mary's Shepperdine
Pubs in Oldbury-upon-Severn Parish
Anchor Inn
Church Road, Oldbury-On-Severn, BS35 1QA
(01454) 413331
anchorinn-oldbury.co.uk/
Ship Inn
Former community pub converted for residential use.
Windbound
Former community pub converted for use as a Residential Care home.