English Heritage sites near Musbury Parish
BLACKBURY CAMP
6 miles from Musbury Parish
An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
19 miles from Musbury Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
ABBOTSBURY, ST CATHERINE'S CHAPEL
19 miles from Musbury Parish
Set high on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury Abbey, this sturdily buttressed and barrel-vaulted 14th-century chapel was built by monks as a place of pilgrimage and retreat.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
20 miles from Musbury Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
ABBOTSBURY ABBEY REMAINS
20 miles from Musbury 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.
THE NINE STONES
21 miles from Musbury 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.
Churches in Musbury Parish
St Michael's Musbury
Church Hill
Musbury
Exeter
(01297) 552307
http://www.holyford.org
We are a friendly village church with a service every Sunday, and regular events, including a monthly cafe in the Village Hall.
Our church contains the very fine Drake Monument.
We are part of Holyford Mission Community, which is a group composed of five parishes and six churches.
Please see our website for all details and news. http://holyford.org/
Pubs in Musbury Parish
Hind
The Street, Musbury, EX13 8AU
(01297) 553553
thehindmusbury.co.uk