English Heritage sites near Broughton Parish

Flowerdown Barrows

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

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)

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

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

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

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/

Closed for the first lockdown 20/03/2020 and didn't reopen until 18/12/2021. Under new management/ownership. Yet to be resurveyed so much of the information here will be out-of-date. A spacious pub refurbished and reopened in 2015 and oper...
Tally Ho!

High Street, Broughton, SO20 8AA
(01794) 301280
thetallyhobroughton.co.uk/

Village pub with a modern feel serving upmarket pub food. It is divided into two rooms, one exclusively for diners and the other for food and for those who just want a drink. The guest beers are sourced mostly from Wessex area breweries, th...