English Heritage sites near Bratton Seymour Parish
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
8 miles from Bratton Seymour Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
NUNNEY CASTLE
11 miles from Bratton Seymour 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.
FIDDLEFORD MANOR
12 miles from Bratton Seymour Parish
The principal parts of a small stone manor house, probably begun about 1370 for William Latimer, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. The hall and solar chamber display outstandingly fine timber roofs.
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
13 miles from Bratton Seymour Parish
Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
16 miles from Bratton Seymour Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
MEARE FISH HOUSE
16 miles from Bratton Seymour Parish
The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.
Churches in Bratton Seymour Parish
St Nicholas, Bratton Seymour
St Nicholas' Church
Church Walk
Bratton Seymour
Wincanton
01963 440432
http://camelotparishes.co.uk/bratton-seymour
Bratton St Maur is one of the nine parishes that make up the Camelot Parishes. (Confusingly, the ecclesiastical parish is Bratton St Maur but the civil parish is Bratton Seymour). More information can be found on the Bratton Seymour page of the Camelot Parishes website.
No churches found in Bratton Seymour Parish