English Heritage sites near Hillesley and Tresham Parish
KINGSWOOD ABBEY GATEHOUSE
2 miles from Hillesley and Tresham Parish
This 16th century gatehouse, one of the latest monastic buildings in England, displays a richly sculpted mullioned window. It is the sole survivor of this Cistercian abbey.
ULEY LONG BARROW (HETTY PEGLER'S TUMP)
6 miles from Hillesley and Tresham Parish
A partly reconstructed Neolithic chambered mound, 37 metres (120 ft) long, atmospherically sited overlooking the Severn Valley. 'Hetty Pegler' was its 17th century landowner.
NYMPSFIELD LONG BARROW
7 miles from Hillesley and Tresham Parish
Large Neolithic burial mound with spectacular views over the Severn Valley. Built by earliest farming communities in the Cotswolds almost 5,000 years ago. Internal chambers are uncovered for viewing.
WINDMILL TUMP LONG BARROW, RODMARTON
11 miles from Hillesley and Tresham Parish
A Neolithic chambered tomb with an enigmatic 'false entrance'. Opinions vary as to why this false entrance was built.
SIR BEVIL GRENVILLE'S MONUMENT
13 miles from Hillesley and Tresham Parish
Erected to commemorate the heroism of a Royalist commander and his Cornish pikemen at the Battle of Lansdown, 1643, this monument marks the spot where he fell.
OFFA'S DYKE
15 miles from Hillesley and Tresham Parish
An earthwork roughly following the Welsh/English boundary consisting of a ditch and rampart. Origins shrouded in mystery but possibly built in response to events involving the Princes of Powys.
Churches in Hillesley and Tresham Parish
Chapel of Ease, Tresham
Tresham
01666 890338
https://www.tresham.org.uk/about-tresham/tresham-church/
The Chapel of Ease at Tresham was built for the convenience of Tresham villagers to save them from having to walk to St Mary's, Hawkesbury. Nowadays, we come under Alderley PCC.
More information about our church can be found through the WEBSITE link on the page above, 'Chapel of Ease, Tresham'.
St Giles
Pubs in Hillesley and Tresham Parish
Fleece Inn
Chapel Lane, Hillesley, GL12 7RD
(01453) 520003
thefleeceinnhillesley.com/