English Heritage sites near Boddington Parish

Odda's Chapel

ODDA'S CHAPEL

4 miles from Boddington 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

GREYFRIARS

5 miles from Boddington Parish

Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.

Blackfriars

BLACKFRIARS

6 miles from Boddington 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

OVER BRIDGE

6 miles from Boddington Parish

A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.

Great Witcombe Roman Villa

GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA

6 miles from Boddington 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

BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW

8 miles from Boddington 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 Boddington Parish

St Mary Magdalene

No churches found in Boddington Parish