English Heritage sites near Wilcot Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Wilcot Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Wilcot Parish
Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS
1000 miles from Wilcot Parish
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
HARRY'S WALLS
1000 miles from Wilcot Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Wilcot Parish
You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
CROMWELL'S CASTLE
1000 miles from Wilcot Parish
The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.
Churches in Wilcot Parish
Oare: Holy Trinity
The church was built in 1856/58 through the efforts of Mrs Goodman, widow of Reverend Maurice Hillier Goodman in his memory. He was the owner of Oare House and Vicar of Wilcot for many years and had wanted to establish a church in Oare as he felt it was a hardship for the elderly and children to have to walk to Huish or Wilcot for a service.The church is built of brick of several colours in the Romanesque style, round-arched with an apse. It was originally a Chapel-of-Ease to Wilcot church.
In 1922 the Benefice of Huish-with-Oare was created and in 1951 the Vicar of Wilcot became Rector of Huish and Oare.
The hanging Cross was put up in 1969.
Wilcot: Holy Cross
Church End
Wilcot
Salisbury
01672562221
http://valeofpewsey.org
On 11 April 1876 the church was gutted by fire, the walls and tower remaining. Rebuilding took place that year.
The Jacobean Fruit Trencher, commonly called the "Wooden Paten", let into the south wall of the Sanctuary, dates from about 1610.
Before the fire there was a gallery along the north side of the church for the school children.
Pubs in Wilcot Parish
Golden Swan
This picturesque pub is 300 yards from the Kennet & Avon canal. It reputably has the steepest thatched roof in Wiltshire. Inside there is a small public bar with an open fire, a snug and a lounge where home cooked food is served. All the fo...
White Hart
The White Hart closed around 1-Oct-14. A Fire Safety Audit revealed that several thousand pounds would have to be spent to bring it up to date. The business would not generate enough money to justify this expenditure. Several local old time...