English Heritage sites near Piddlehinton Parish

Maiden Castle

MAIDEN CASTLE

6 miles from Piddlehinton Parish

Among the largest and most complex of Iron Age hillforts in Europe, Maiden Castle’s huge multiple ramparts enclose an area the size of 50 football pitches and once protected hundreds of residents.

The Nine Stones

THE NINE STONES

8 miles from Piddlehinton Parish

Now in a wooded glade, this small prehistoric circle of nine standing stones was constructed around 4,000 years ago and is surrounded by a mysterious air. Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows are nearby.

Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows

WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS

9 miles from Piddlehinton Parish

A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.

Jordan Hill Roman Temple

JORDAN HILL ROMAN TEMPLE

9 miles from Piddlehinton Parish

The foundations of a 4th century Romano-Celtic temple with fine coastal views.

Kingston Russell Stone Circle

KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE

10 miles from Piddlehinton Parish

A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.

Abbotsbury Abbey Remains

ABBOTSBURY ABBEY REMAINS

11 miles from Piddlehinton Parish

Part of a monastic building, perhaps the abbot’s lodging, of Benedictine Abbotsbury Abbey, Henry VIII ordered its destruction during the Dissolution in 1538. St Catherine's Chapel is nearby.

Churches in Piddlehinton Parish

Piddlehinton: St Mary the Virgin

Rectory Road Piddlehinton Dorchester
(01300) 348211
http://piddlevalleybenefice.com/

We are one of a small group of six country churches seeking to serve all in our communities. We welcome all to the services in our benefice. Baptised and communicant members of other Trinitarian churches are welcome to receive Holy Communion at any of our churches. Others, including those prevented by conscience of the rules of their own church from receiving Holy communion, are warmly invited.

 

For uptodate service times please refer to the benefice home page: http://piddlevalleybenefice.com/

 

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Pubs in Piddlehinton Parish

Thimble Inn

14 High Street, Piddlehinton, DT2 7TD
(01300) 348270
thimbleinn.co.uk

Large, partly thatched village pub on the River Piddle. The spacious low-beamed bar has an attractive brick fireplace housing a log burner and plenty of nooks and crannies for cosy twosomes and larger groups.The pub has a well kept range of...