English Heritage sites near Preston Bissett Parish
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
12 miles from Preston Bissett Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE
18 miles from Preston Bissett Parish
Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
18 miles from Preston Bissett 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.
ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM
22 miles from Preston Bissett 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.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
23 miles from Preston Bissett Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE
23 miles from Preston Bissett 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.
Churches in Preston Bissett Parish
Preston Bissett St John the Baptist
Pubs in Preston Bissett Parish
White Hart
4, Pound Lane, Preston Bissett, MK18 4LX
(01280) 847969
thewhitehart.pub/