English Heritage sites near Letcombe Regis Parish
UFFINGTON CASTLE - WHITE HORSE AND DRAGON HILL
5 miles from Letcombe Regis Parish
Three atmospheric sites lie along the Ridgeway. Uffington 'Castle' is a large Iron Age hillfort, Dragon Hill a natural mound associated in legend with St George.
WAYLAND'S SMITHY
6 miles from Letcombe Regis Parish
A fine and atmospheric Neolithic chambered long barrow 2km (11/4 miles) along the Ridgeway from the Uffington White Horse: it was once believed to be the habitation of the Saxon smith-god Wayland.
ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM
11 miles from Letcombe Regis Parish
This splendid 17th century Baroque building housed a courtroom for assizes, raised on arches over a market space. It now houses the Abingdon Museum.
DONNINGTON CASTLE
11 miles from Letcombe Regis Parish
The striking twin-towered 14th-century gatehouse of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle, survives amid impressive earthworks.
CHISBURY CHAPEL
13 miles from Letcombe Regis Parish
This pretty thatched and flintwalled 13th century chapel survived after the Reformation in 1547 by being used as a barn as part of Chisbury Farm.
NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE
14 miles from Letcombe Regis Parish
Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.
Churches in Letcombe Regis Parish
Letcombe Regis: St Andrew
South St.
Letcombe Regis
Wantage
St Andrew's Church is in the centre of the village and has been at the heart of village life for hundreds of years, the first documentary evidence of this being in The Domesday Book of 1086.
This beautiful and well loved medieval church building dates from the twelfth century, the oldest parts being the font and the lower stages of the tower. Over the centuries there have been numerous additions and alterations to the building which now has a light and open aspect throughout. The church seats about 120 and is open daily for visitors. There are more details of its history on leaflets and boards inside the church.
In recent years the building has seen several improvements, including cushions for the pews, a new heating system and the introduction of an audio loop system. Following a successful appeal in 2014 the building has been completely re-roofed, the walls inside of the tower and nave repaired and the whole interior repainted.
St Andrew's is one of 6 churches in the Ridgeway Parishes. There is a Holy Communion service held on the second Sunday of the month at 10.00am. Details of services and events in all the Ridgeway churches are published in Signpost magazine which can be found on this link to the Letcombe Regis village website: http://www.letcombe-regis.org.uk/visitor-information/church/benefice-magazine .
Pubs in Letcombe Regis Parish
Greyhound Inn
Main Street, Letcombe Regis, OX12 9JL
(01235) 771969
thegreyhoundletcombe.co.uk