English Heritage sites near Innsworth Parish

Greyfriars

GREYFRIARS

2 miles from Innsworth Parish

Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.

Blackfriars

BLACKFRIARS

2 miles from Innsworth Parish

One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory. Notable features include the church and fine scissor-braced dormitory roof.

Over Bridge

OVER BRIDGE

3 miles from Innsworth Parish

A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.

Great Witcombe Roman Villa

GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA

5 miles from Innsworth 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.

Odda's Chapel

ODDA'S CHAPEL

6 miles from Innsworth Parish

One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.

Belas Knap Long Barrow

BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW

10 miles from Innsworth 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.


No churches found in Innsworth Parish


Pubs in Innsworth Parish

Bullfinch

Finch Road, Innsworth, GL3 1BE

Typical estate pub in a suburban part of Gloucester. NO REAL ALE.