English Heritage sites near Compton Verney Parish
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
12 miles from Compton Verney 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.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
14 miles from Compton Verney 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.
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
16 miles from Compton Verney Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
HAILES ABBEY
22 miles from Compton Verney Parish
Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
24 miles from Compton Verney 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.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
26 miles from Compton Verney 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.
No churches found in Compton Verney Parish
No churches found in Compton Verney Parish