English Heritage sites near Houghton Parish

Flowerdown Barrows

FLOWERDOWN BARROWS

8 miles from Houghton 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.

Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop's Palace)

WOLVESEY CASTLE (OLD BISHOP'S PALACE)

9 miles from Houghton Parish

Wolvesey has been an important residence of the wealthy and powerful Bishops of Winchester since Anglo-Saxon times.

Ludgershall Castle and Cross

LUDGERSHALL CASTLE AND CROSS

12 miles from Houghton Parish

The ruins and earthworks of a royal castle dating mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, frequently used as a hunting lodge. The remains of the medieval cross stand in the centre of the village.

Old Sarum

OLD SARUM

12 miles from Houghton 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.

Woodhenge

WOODHENGE

13 miles from Houghton 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.

The Grange at Northington

THE GRANGE AT NORTHINGTON

14 miles from Houghton Parish

Set like a lakeside temple in a landscaped park, The Grange at Northington is the foremost example of the Greek Revival style in England.


Churches in Houghton Parish

All Saints

Church Road Houghton Stockbridge
01264810810

At All Saints we have mostly traditional Evensong services.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Pubs in Houghton Parish

Boot Inn

Houghton, SO20 6LH
(01794) 388310
thebootinn-houghton.co.uk/

The Boot Inn is an immaculate 18th century half-timbered building, very extensively refurbished; so presumably the delicate pargeting is modern. At the front of the pub is a narrow garden overlooking the quiet village centre. At the rear is...