English Heritage sites near Staverton Parish
ODDA'S CHAPEL
4 miles from Staverton 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.
GREYFRIARS
5 miles from Staverton Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
BLACKFRIARS
5 miles from Staverton 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.
OVER BRIDGE
5 miles from Staverton Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA
5 miles from Staverton 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.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
8 miles from Staverton 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.
Churches in Staverton Parish
Parish of Staverton with Boddington
Pubs in Staverton Parish
Cheltenham Regency Hotel
Gloucester Road, Staverton, GL51 0ST
(01452) 713226
cheltenhamregency.co.uk
House In The Tree
Withybridge Lane, Boddington, Haydens Elm, GL51 0SR
(01242) 680241