English Heritage sites near Charlton Parish
HAILES ABBEY
9 miles from Charlton 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.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
12 miles from Charlton 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.
ODDA'S CHAPEL
13 miles from Charlton 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.
LEIGH COURT BARN
15 miles from Charlton Parish
An outstanding display of English medieval carpentry, this mighty timber-framed barn is the largest cruck structure in Britain.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
19 miles from Charlton 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.
GREYFRIARS
19 miles from Charlton Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
Churches in Charlton Parish
Charlton Church - FIVE ALIVE PARISH
CHARLTON CHURCH
Ryden Lane
Charlton
Pershore
01386 860389
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18646/benefice/
We are a parish of five churches in the Vale of Evesham between the towns of Evesham and Pershore. Worship is central to our life - we hope you will join us.
Many couples choose each year to get married in one of our churches. If you are planning to marry and would like a Christian marriage service we shall be pleased to hear from you. Please contact the Parish Administrator. For general information about a Church wedding please refer to the Weddings page. If you would like to speak to us about a Baptism please see the Baptisms page.
We have two Church of England schools in the parish; Cropthorne with Charlton C of E First School and Fladbury
C of E First School. We enjoy and value the worship and work we share with each school.
We hope to welcome you in person at a Church service or event soon and that you will feel welcome to visit our churches at other times too, to enjoy a time of quiet, explore the history, light a candle and say a prayer.
Revd Sarah Dangerfield (Priest-in-Charge)
Pubs in Charlton Parish
Gardeners Arms
The Strand, Charlton, WR10 3JZ
(01386) 861146
thegardenersarmscharltonhome.co.uk