English Heritage sites near Broughton Parish
FLOWERDOWN BARROWS
9 miles from Broughton 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.
OLD SARUM
11 miles from Broughton 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.
WOLVESEY CASTLE (OLD BISHOP'S PALACE)
11 miles from Broughton Parish
Wolvesey has been an important residence of the wealthy and powerful Bishops of Winchester since Anglo-Saxon times.
LUDGERSHALL CASTLE AND CROSS
12 miles from Broughton 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.
WOODHENGE
12 miles from Broughton 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.
NETHERAVON DOVECOTE
14 miles from Broughton Parish
Charming and elegant 18th century brick dovecote, still with most of its 700 or more nesting boxes intact. Set in peaceful surroundings. External viewing only.
Churches in Broughton Parish
St Mary's
High Street
Broughton
Stockbridge
01264 810810
St. Mary's offers both traditional and more modern worship services. It is part of a newly formed 6 parish benefice called the Mid Test Benefice and takes an active part in the life of the village. As well as being an active centre for worship, it stands in the centre of the village and is used by village groups and receives visits by walkers on the Clarendon Way,
One of its features is its fully restored dovecote datinf from the 15th century.
For enquiries about church offices, baptisms, marriages and funerals, please contact the rector based in Stockbridge or the churchwardens:
Revd Phill Bowden rector 01264 810810
Chris Lloyd churchwarden 01794 301546
Mike Moore churchwarden 01794 301575
Pubs in Broughton Parish
Greyhound
High Street, Broughton, SO20 8AA
(01794) 501387
greyhoundbroughton.co.uk/
Tally Ho!
High Street, Broughton, SO20 8AA
(01794) 301280
thetallyhobroughton.co.uk/