English Heritage sites near Chickerell Parish
PORTLAND CASTLE
4 miles from Chickerell Parish
Built by Henry VIII to defend England, the castle also played a part in the First and Second World Wars. Attractions include the Tudor kitchen, great hall, gardens, sea views, tearooms and audio tour.
JORDAN HILL ROMAN TEMPLE
4 miles from Chickerell Parish
The foundations of a 4th century Romano-Celtic temple with fine coastal views.
ABBOTSBURY ABBEY REMAINS
6 miles from Chickerell Parish
Part of a monastic building, perhaps the abbot’s lodging, of Benedictine Abbotsbury Abbey, Henry VIII ordered its destruction during the Dissolution in 1538. St Catherine's Chapel is nearby.
ABBOTSBURY, ST CATHERINE'S CHAPEL
6 miles from Chickerell Parish
Set high on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury Abbey, this sturdily buttressed and barrel-vaulted 14th-century chapel was built by monks as a place of pilgrimage and retreat.
MAIDEN CASTLE
7 miles from Chickerell Parish
Among the largest and most complex of Iron Age hillforts in Europe, Maiden Castle’s huge multiple ramparts enclose an area the size of 50 football pitches and once protected hundreds of residents.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
7 miles from Chickerell Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
Churches in Chickerell Parish
Chickerell: St Mary
North Square
Chickerell
Weymouth
There is evidence of Celtic Christianity in this area for centuries before the existence of the present church, which dates from about 1260, and can be assumed to have replaced an earlier wooden Saxon structure on the site.
The registers date from 1699 and the churchwardens' account and minute books date from 1729.
St Nicholas
Church Lane
Buckland Ripers
Weymouth
01305 459971
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St Nicholas is a beautiful little church tucked away among the trees at the end of Church Lane.
Although the list of parish clergy dates back to the 13th century the present church is of a much later date. A fire destroyed the medieval building in 1654, and the following year work on the present church began.
You will see from the pictures how small the church is. When the congregation reaches over forty five it feels quite full.
Our worship is very simple and easy to follow. We do sing and love having visitors.
To find out more about the church, view service times or to read Tim West's blog please visit the team website. http://www.ridgeway.org.uk/Pubs in Chickerell Parish
Alex
Fat Badger
90 Camp Road, Wyke Regis, DT4 9HF
(01305) 774844
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Lugger Inn
West Street, Chickerell, DT3 4DY
(01305) 766611
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Marquis of Granby
383-391 Chickerell Road, Chickerell, DT4 9TW
(01305) 785149
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