English Heritage sites near Badgeworth Parish
GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA
3 miles from Badgeworth 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.
GREYFRIARS
5 miles from Badgeworth Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
BLACKFRIARS
5 miles from Badgeworth 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.
OVER BRIDGE
6 miles from Badgeworth Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
ODDA'S CHAPEL
8 miles from Badgeworth 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.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
8 miles from Badgeworth 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.
Churches in Badgeworth Parish
Holy Trinity Badgeworth
Church Lane
Badgeworth
Gloucester
(01242) 321806
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Holy Trinity, Badgeworth is set in countryside between Cheltenham and Gloucester. The older part of the church is an architecturally ornate early 14th century aisle with ball-flower moulding, considered to be the best example of the medieval decorated style in Gloucestershire. Guide leaflets are available in the church.
The congregation drawn from the village and from the outskirts of Cheltenham, worship together at 11am on Sundays. Visitors and newcomers are always made welcome and coffee is served after the services of Morning Prayer.
Enquiries about baptisms, weddings, funerals and burials should be made to the Vicar. The church can seat about 150 comfortably.
For helpful guidance about weddings, visit: www.yourchurchwedding.org
Pubs in Badgeworth Parish
Twelve Bells
A Beefeater Inn with a rustic theme. Accommodation in adjacent Premier Inn. A 500-year old inn, originally called 'The Three Bells'. Baby changing facilities plus disabled toilets and ramps. Excellent beer garden and play area.