English Heritage sites near Cameley Parish
STANTON DREW CIRCLES AND COVE
3 miles from Cameley Parish
Although this is the third largest complex of prehistoric standing stones in England, the three circles and three-stone ‘cove’ of Stanton Drew in Somerset are surprisingly little known. The Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter, is one of the largest stone circles in the country and has 26 surviving upright stones. Yet recent surveys have revealed that the circles and cove were just part of a much more elaborate and important ritual site than had previously been imagined.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
8 miles from Cameley Parish
One of the finest accessible examples of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with its multiple burial chambers open to view. Bring a torch and experience the burial chambers at first hand.
TEMPLE CHURCH
9 miles from Cameley Parish
The 'leaning tower' and walls of this large late medieval church survived bombing during the Second World War. The graveyard is now a peaceful public garden.
SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT
10 miles from Cameley Parish
Erected to commemorate the heroism of a Royalist commander and his Cornish pikemen at the Battle of Lansdown, 1643, this monument marks the spot where he fell.
NUNNEY CASTLE
11 miles from Cameley Parish
Picturesque moated castle built in the 1370s. Held for the King during the Civil War, falling to Parliamentarian cannon in 1645: the gun-damaged wall finally collapsing on Christmas Day 1910.
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE
12 miles from Cameley Parish
Impressive 14th century castle with hidden treasures and sinister past. Chapel with rare medieval wall paintings and in the crypt, the best collection of human-shaped lead coffins in Britain.
Churches in Cameley Parish
St Barnabas
Temple Inn Lane
Temple Cloud
Bath
01761 451315
http://www.cluttonwithcameley.com
The Church of St Barnabas is situated in the village of Temple Cloud in Somerset. It forms part of the Parish of Clutton with Cameley that also includes the village of Clutton and the Cameley hamlet. The Parish is part of the Chew Magna Deanery in the Diocese of Bath & Wells. The Church sits in the centre of the village, just off the main A37.
The Church was designed b W D Caroe in 1920-2 and dedicated in 1926. The Church is not listed but the reredos and other carvings on the stalls and pulpit, together with the Arts and Crafts metal fittings, are of interest.
Past alterations to the interior of the Church have provided an open nave and both kitchen and toilet facilities. This enables the Church to be used for secular activities that create a bond with the local community. The church can be booked for use by groups wishing to use it for their own purpose.
There is no churchyard associated with the building and burials take place at St Augustine's in Clutton or at St James in Cameley. A number of baptisms and funerals take place each year. The recent Rector also had responsibility for the Parishes of Stowey and Bishop Sutton but there is a service held at the Church every third Sunday as the Parish is fortunate to have an active group of Worship Leaders.
Pubs in Cameley Parish
Temple Inn
Main Road, Temple Cloud, BS39 5DA
(01761) 451145
thetempleinn.com/