English Heritage sites near Chilthorne Domer Parish
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
7 miles from Chilthorne Domer Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
8 miles from Chilthorne Domer Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
12 miles from Chilthorne Domer Parish
Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.
MEARE FISH HOUSE
14 miles from Chilthorne Domer Parish
The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.
FIDDLEFORD MANOR
17 miles from Chilthorne Domer Parish
The principal parts of a small stone manor house, probably begun about 1370 for William Latimer, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. The hall and solar chamber display outstandingly fine timber roofs.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
19 miles from Chilthorne Domer Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
Churches in Chilthorne Domer Parish
The Blessed Virgin Mary
Main Street
Chilthorne Domer
(01935) 829058
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Pubs in Chilthorne Domer Parish
Carpenters Arms
Vagg Lane, Chilthorne Domer, BA21 3PX
(01935) 713444
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