English Heritage sites near Coln St. Aldwyns Parish
CIRENCESTER AMPHITHEATRE
9 miles from Coln St. Aldwyns Parish
The earthwork remains of one of the largest Roman amphitheatres in Britain, built in the early 2nd century to serve the important city of Corinium, now Cirencester.
MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE
11 miles from Coln St. Aldwyns Parish
The extensive and picturesque ruins of a 15th century riverside manor house, including a fine hall, south-west tower, and complete dovecote nearby. The home of Richard III's henchman Lord Lovell.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
14 miles from Coln St. Aldwyns Parish
A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.
WINDMILL TUMP LONG BARROW, RODMARTON
15 miles from Coln St. Aldwyns Parish
A Neolithic chambered tomb with an enigmatic 'false entrance'. Opinions vary as to why this false entrance was built.
WAYLAND'S SMITHY
16 miles from Coln St. Aldwyns 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.
UFFINGTON CASTLE - WHITE HORSE AND DRAGON HILL
16 miles from Coln St. Aldwyns 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.
Churches in Coln St. Aldwyns Parish
St John the Baptist, Coln St Aldwyns
Church Lane
Coln St Aldwyn
Cirencester
01285 752 662
https://www.chqchurches.net/
We are a friendly parish church seeking to deepen our faith, to serve our community and to enjoy the fulness of life that Jesus promised his followers. Together with the churches in Hatherop and Quenington we are one of the "CHEQS" parishes in the South Cotswold Team Ministry.
Our morning communion services are of the 'Common Worship' format with a Sunday School taking place during this service. (We all worship together then children depart for their own activities, returning in time for the communion.) Refreshments are served after the morning communion service.
Evening Prayer is based on the 1928 BCP.
Our church building dates largely from the thirteenth century, but it has been added to since and was restored in the Victorian era. The south porch is late Norman, the chancel's lancet windows date from the thirteenth century and the tower was completed in the fifteenth century. The chancel was refurbished in the early 20th century in commemoration of the first Earl St Aldwyn, his son and wife who all died in 1916. The church is, unusually, dedicated to the "decollation", ie beheading, of John the Baptist.
John Keble senior was vicar at Coln St Aldwyns for 40 years and his son John curate for 10. (John junior founded the Oxford Movement, and Keble College in Oxford was built in his memory.) Their ministry is commemorated in the church's east windows.
For further details about our church please see the Parish Website.
Pubs in Coln St. Aldwyns Parish
New Inn
Main Street, Coln St Aldwyns, GL7 5AN
(01285) 750651
thenewinncoln.co.uk/