English Heritage sites near Greatworth Parish
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
8 miles from Greatworth Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
18 miles from Greatworth Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
19 miles from Greatworth Parish
The remains of a large, well built Roman courtyard villa. The most important feature is a nearly complete mosaic tile floor, patterned in reds and browns.
NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE
23 miles from Greatworth Parish
Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.
MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE
24 miles from Greatworth Parish
The extensive and picturesque ruins of a 15th century riverside manor house, including a fine hall, south-west tower, and complete dovecote nearby. The home of Richard III's henchman Lord Lovell.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
26 miles from Greatworth Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
Churches in Greatworth Parish
Chapel of Ease Halse
St Peter
Church Road
Greatworth
Banbury
07925-419068
http://chenderit-c-of-e.org/
A small wayside church in the peaceful rural Northamptonshire village of Greatworth. It has a peel of 6 bells rehung and augmented in 2004-5.
Pubs in Greatworth Parish
Greatworth Inn
Chapel Road, Greatworth, OX17 2DT
(01295) 521426
thegreatworthinn.co.uk