English Heritage sites near Wootton Rivers Parish
CHISBURY CHAPEL
5 miles from Wootton Rivers Parish
This pretty thatched and flintwalled 13th century chapel survived after the Reformation in 1547 by being used as a barn as part of Chisbury Farm.
THE SANCTUARY, AVEBURY
6 miles from Wootton Rivers Parish
Begun in about 3000 BC as a complex circle of timber posts, later replaced by stones. Its function is still mystifies: human bone finds with food remains point to elaborate death rites and ceremonies.
WEST KENNET LONG BARROW, AVEBURY
7 miles from Wootton Rivers 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
7 miles from Wootton Rivers 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.
SILBURY HILL, AVEBURY
7 miles from Wootton Rivers 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
7 miles from Wootton Rivers 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.
Churches in Wootton Rivers Parish
Wootton Rivers: St Andrew
Welcome to the St Andrew's webpage.
We hold services twice a month. Holy Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month and Morning Prayer on the 3rd Sunday. Both services start at 9.30am. Occasionally we have special services which you can find on our events page. This may mean that a regular service isn't held so please check first.
The Church is open to visitors everyday:
Oct - April 8am till 4pm
May - September 8am till 6pm
We are part of the Vale of Pewsey team and Reverend Mark Windsor is the vicar responsible for St Andrews.
History
The church originally stood in the grounds of the Saxon manor house.
Wootton came into the hands of the de la Riviere family after 1281 and the list of vicars dates from 1321.
Rebuilding took place in 1860 and a famous clock was built to commemorate the coronation of George V in 1911, using scrap iron, brass weights, gun metal and brass pipes. The clock has three faces.
The Great War had a devastating effect on the population. There is a memorial on the north wall.
The bells were relined and reinstalled in December 1999.
Pubs in Wootton Rivers Parish
Royal Oak
Wootton Rivers, SN8 4NQ
(01672) 810322
royaloakwiltshire.co.uk/