English Heritage sites near Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney Parish
MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE
6 miles from Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney Parish
The extensive and picturesque ruins of a 15th century riverside manor house, including a fine hall, south-west tower, and complete dovecote nearby. The home of Richard III's henchman Lord Lovell.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
9 miles from Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney Parish
The remains of a large, well built Roman courtyard villa. The most important feature is a nearly complete mosaic tile floor, patterned in reds and browns.
NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE
9 miles from Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney Parish
Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.
ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM
9 miles from Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney Parish
This splendid 17th century Baroque building housed a courtroom for assizes, raised on arches over a market space. It now houses the Abingdon Museum.
UFFINGTON CASTLE - WHITE HORSE AND DRAGON HILL
10 miles from Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney 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.
WAYLAND'S SMITHY
11 miles from Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney 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.
Churches in Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney Parish
Shifford: St Mary
Pubs in Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney Parish
Red Lion
A cosy, friendly village local, built in around 1868, and comprising two rooms: a small bar and a pool room. It was originally a Clinch’s pub, and later owned by Courage. Pub games include dominos of various configurations and shove halfpen...