English Heritage sites near Highnam Parish

Over Bridge

OVER BRIDGE

2 miles from Highnam Parish

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

Greyfriars

GREYFRIARS

3 miles from Highnam Parish

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

Blackfriars

BLACKFRIARS

3 miles from Highnam 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.

Great Witcombe Roman Villa

GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA

7 miles from Highnam 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.

Odda's Chapel

ODDA'S CHAPEL

8 miles from Highnam 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.

St Mary's Church, Kempley

ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY

10 miles from Highnam Parish

Delightful Norman church, displaying one of the most outstandingly complete and well preserved sets of medieval wall paintings in England, dating from the 12th and 14th centuries.

Churches in Highnam Parish

Holy Innocents

B4215 Newent Road Highnam
07732331068
http://www.highnamchurch.org/

We are the Parish church for the village of Highnam, and love to welcome visitors from nearby and far afield. You are always welcome at our regular services and special once off events, or if you would like to visit the church for a look at the wonderful building and frescos, please contact us to arrange a time.

The Holy Innocents Church, Highnam,  is a Grade I Listed Building, one of the most significant Victorian churches in the country. The church was commissioned by Thomas Gambier Parry the owner of the nearby Highnam Court, and was consecrated in 1851. The architecture is gothic revival style, and the church is decorated throughout with frescos painted by Thomas Gambier Parry. Hubert Parry, his son, inherited the estate and is best remembered for his musical setting for Blake's poem ‘Jerusalem' and much other memorable church music.

Pubs in Highnam Parish

Highnam Toby Carvery

Over Causeway, Over, GL2 8DE
(01452) 521191
tobycarvery.co.uk/highnamgloucestershire...

Large, popular comfortable Mock Tudor building west of Gloucester. Emphasis on food and can get very busy, especially on Sunday.
Rodway Hill Golf Course

Highnam, Gloucester, GL2 8DN
(01452) 384222

Rodway Hill Golf Course, Gloucester