English Heritage sites near Bighton Parish
THE GRANGE AT NORTHINGTON
4 miles from Bighton Parish
Set like a lakeside temple in a landscaped park, The Grange at Northington is the foremost example of the Greek Revival style in England.
WOLVESEY CASTLE (OLD BISHOP'S PALACE)
9 miles from Bighton Parish
Wolvesey has been an important residence of the wealthy and powerful Bishops of Winchester since Anglo-Saxon times.
FLOWERDOWN BARROWS
10 miles from Bighton Parish
Three Bronze Age burial mounds, once part of a much larger 'barrow cemetery', including two bowl barrows, and the largest and finest disc barrow in Hampshire.
BISHOP'S WALTHAM PALACE
12 miles from Bighton Parish
The ruins of a medieval palace (together with later additions) used by the Bishops and senior clergy of Winchester as they travelled through their diocese.
FARNHAM CASTLE KEEP
16 miles from Bighton Parish
The impressive motte and shell keep of Farnham Castle, Surrey, founded in 1138 by Bishop Henry of Blois. An enjoyable day out within travelling distance of London.
SOUTHWICK PRIORY
16 miles from Bighton Parish
Remains of a wealthy Augustinian priory, originally founded at Portchester: once a famous place of pilgrimage. Only part of the refectory wall survives.
Churches in Bighton Parish
All Saints
Bighton
Alresford
01962 773427
https://www.allsaintsbighton.com/
A place of worship has been on the site of All Saints Church for a 1000 years. The first reference to a church on the site appears in the Domesday Book.
It has been rebuilt and altered several times over the last 1000 years. In its current form the earliest part of the church dates from 1180.
To find out more about the church and its history click here:
www.allsaintsbighton.com/a-brief-history-of-bighton
Pubs in Bighton Parish
Three Horseshoes
Bighton, SO24 9RE
(01962) 735876
thethreehorseshoesbighton.co.uk