English Heritage sites near Driffield Parish
CIRENCESTER AMPHITHEATRE
4 miles from Driffield 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.
WINDMILL TUMP LONG BARROW, RODMARTON
9 miles from Driffield Parish
A Neolithic chambered tomb with an enigmatic 'false entrance'. Opinions vary as to why this false entrance was built.
GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA
14 miles from Driffield Parish
The remains of a large and luxurious villa built about AD 250, with a bathhouse complex, perhaps the shrine of a water spirit, and mosaics.
WAYLAND'S SMITHY
16 miles from Driffield 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 Driffield 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.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
16 miles from Driffield 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.
Churches in Driffield Parish
St Mary, Driffield
St Michael & All Angels, Harnhill
Harnhill
Cirencester
(01285) 851309
https://www.ampneychurches.info
This tiny Norman church was built around 1250 and the carved tympanum of St Michael fighting a dragon above the doorway dates from that time. Most of the stained glass is from the Decrorated period, but there are also fragments of mediaeval glass which was discovered when a new Rectory was being built in 1840. The church has a small tower with stone slated sides (unusual in this part of the country) which may have been a bellcote - it was altered in the 18th century. The tower boasts a notable weathervane.
Pubs in Driffield Parish
Crown of Crucis
Ampney Crucis, GL7 5RS
(01285) 851806
thecrownofcrucis.co.uk/