English Heritage sites near Thornborough Parish
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
17 miles from Thornborough Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
HOUGHTON HOUSE
19 miles from Thornborough Parish
Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON
20 miles from Thornborough Parish
Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.
WREST PARK
22 miles from Thornborough Parish
Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.
BERKHAMSTED CASTLE
22 miles from Thornborough Parish
Visit the substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and earthworks.
NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE
23 miles from Thornborough Parish
Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.
