English Heritage sites near Cherhill Parish
WINDMILL HILL, AVEBURY
3 miles from Cherhill Parish
Classic Neolithic causewayed enclosure, with three concentric but intermittent ditches. Large quantities of animal bones found here indicate feasting, animal trading or rituals, or perhaps all three.
ALEXANDER KEILLER MUSEUM, AVEBURY
4 miles from Cherhill Parish
The Stables Gallery houses one of the most important prehistoric archaeological collections in Britain, including many artefacts from the World Heritage Sites. Find out about Avebury stone circle.
SILBURY HILL, AVEBURY
4 miles from Cherhill Parish
The largest artificial mound in Europe and comparable in size to the Egyptian pyramids. Probably completed around 2400 BC, it apparently contains no burial and its purpose and significance remain unknown.
AVEBURY
4 miles from Cherhill Parish
With its huge circular bank and ditch and inner circle of great standing stones, covering an area of over 28 acres, Avebury forms one of the most impressive prehistoric sites in Britain.
WEST KENNET LONG BARROW, AVEBURY
5 miles from Cherhill Parish
One of the largest and most impressive Neolithic chambered tombs in Britain. Built in around 3650 BC and used for a short time only, nearly 50 people were buried here before the chambers were blocked.
WEST KENNET AVENUE, AVEBURY
5 miles from Cherhill Parish
This ‘avenue’ originally of around 100 pairs of prehistoric standing stones, was raised to form a winding 1 1⁄2 mile ritual link between the pre-existing monuments of Avebury and The Sanctuary.
Churches in Cherhill Parish
All Saints, Yatesbury
Blackland: St Peter
Calne
(01249) 812340
http://www.calne.org.uk/calne&blackland_parish
St Peter's Blackland is a Grade 2* listed church dating back to the 12th century, which holds approximately 50 people, and became part of the Parish of Calne in 1995*. It is the country church of Calne, set in beautiful secluded parkland on the edge of an AONB and is held in great affection by the congregation and local residents.
An ancient parish church (there was a church here at the time of the Domesday survey), the oldest visible part of the church is the chancel which still has its original trussed rafter roof. The bell that tolls at St Peter's today has done so for over 300 years. One of the windows in St Peters church has Stained Glass designed by Charles Kempe (1837-1907).
*In October 2010 at a service of inauguration led by The Right Reverend Stephen Conway, the Bishop of Ramsbury, the parishes of Derry Hill, Bremhill and Foxham combined with those of Calne and Blacklands to form the Marden Vale Team Ministry.
A monthly service of Holy Communion takes place at St Peter's using the much loved Book of Common Prayer. Seasonal festivals are also celebrated.
St James', Cherhill
The Street
Cherhill
(01249) 821329
http://www.oldburybenefice.org.uk/
ST. JAMES so called in 1405, consists of a chancel and nave with south aisle, south porch, west tower, and north vestry. The chancel and nave was probably built in the 12th century. The aisle, with an arcade of three fourcentred arches and octagonal piers, and the tower, were built in the late 15th or early 16th century. A Gothick west gallery was built in 1840. The church was restored in 1863 to designs by S. B. Gabriel.
The church has three bells one cast at Bristol c. 1450, The treble was replaced in 1619 by a bell cast by Richard or Roger Purdue, the tenor in 1641 by a bell cast at Warminster by John Lott and recast at Whitechapel in 1987.
In 1973 the rectory was united to other benefices to form Oldbury benefice, comprising Yatesbury, Compton Bassett, Heddington, Calstone Wellington and Cherhill. The current Rector of Oldbury Benefice is Rev'd Matthew Earwicker who is based at The Rectory in Cherhill.
St Swithin's, Compton Bassett
Pubs in Cherhill Parish
Black Horse
Main Rd, Cherhill, SN11 8UT
(01249) 819069
theblackhorsecherhill.com/