English Heritage sites near Monkton Farleigh Parish
BRADFORD-ON-AVON TITHE BARN
3 miles from Monkton Farleigh Parish
A spectacular 14th century monastic stone barn, 51 metres (168 feet) long, with an amazing timber cruck roof. Originally a part of the medieval farmstead belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey.
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE
4 miles from Monkton Farleigh Parish
Impressive 14th century castle with hidden treasures and sinister past. Chapel with rare medieval wall paintings and in the crypt, the best collection of human-shaped lead coffins in Britain.
SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT
6 miles from Monkton Farleigh Parish
Erected to commemorate the heroism of a Royalist commander and his Cornish pikemen at the Battle of Lansdown, 1643, this monument marks the spot where he fell.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
6 miles from Monkton Farleigh Parish
One of the finest accessible examples of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with its multiple burial chambers open to view. Bring a torch and experience the burial chambers at first hand.
BRATTON CAMP AND WHITE HORSE
10 miles from Monkton Farleigh Parish
Below an Iron Age hillfort stands the Westbury White Horse. Cut into the hillside in 1778, it replaced an older horse, possibly commemorating King Alfred's nearby victory over the Vikings.
NUNNEY CASTLE
13 miles from Monkton Farleigh Parish
Picturesque moated castle built in the 1370s. Held for the King during the Civil War, falling to Parliamentarian cannon in 1645: the gun-damaged wall finally collapsing on Christmas Day 1910.
Churches in Monkton Farleigh Parish
Monkton Farleigh: St Peter
Monkton Farleigh Village
Bradford On Avon
Wiltshire
(01225) 722230
http://www.nboachurches.co.uk
The Parish
The parish of Monkton Farleigh includes the village itself and Pinckney Green, Farleigh Rise and Farleigh Wick, which together have a population of about 400 people.
The Church
The earliest part of the church is the late 12th century Norman door, which is round headed and decorated with zigzag moulding. The inner order of the arch has been cut away, probably in the restoration in 1874. The square tower is probably 13th century and has a saddleback roof. There is a Norman font. Apart from these features, the church was rebuilt in successive stages in 1844 and 1874. On the south side of the chancel there is a one storey rectangular addition, built as a Sunday School but now used as a vestry.
Services
Subject to Covid-19 restrictions, at 10.00am on the first four Sundays of each month there will be one of the following services:
Morning Prayer (once a month)
Parish Communion (three times a month)
In addition, there is a Benefice Communion service once each month which is held at a different church each month.
Details of the service rota for the current week can be found by following the link to the Benefice website.
Benefice
The parish is part of the Benefice of North Bradford-on-Avon and Villages, together with the parishes of St. James (South Wraxall), St. Nicholas (Winsley) and Christ Church (Bradford on Avon).
Donate
St Peter's relies of the generosity of its members and other supporters to raise the funds needed to keep the church open. Please go to the Donate page of this site to find out how you can give.
Pubs in Monkton Farleigh Parish
Fox & Hounds
Closed, see below, was going to be turned into housing but now sold on to a local 'business lady' who intends to reopen it as a pub at some point.
Closed, in theory for refurbishment, late '17, but no sign of work or reopening.
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Kings Arms
42 Monkton Farleigh, Monkton Farleigh, BA15 2QH
(01225) 542469
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