English Heritage sites near Yarlington Parish
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
7 miles from Yarlington Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
NUNNEY CASTLE
12 miles from Yarlington Parish
Picturesque moated castle built in the 1370s. Held for the King during the Civil War, falling to Parliamentarian cannon in 1645: the gun-damaged wall finally collapsing on Christmas Day 1910.
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
12 miles from Yarlington Parish
Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.
FIDDLEFORD MANOR
13 miles from Yarlington Parish
The principal parts of a small stone manor house, probably begun about 1370 for William Latimer, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. The hall and solar chamber display outstandingly fine timber roofs.
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
14 miles from Yarlington Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
MEARE FISH HOUSE
15 miles from Yarlington Parish
The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.
Churches in Yarlington Parish
St Mary's, Yarlington
St Mary the Virgin
Pound Lane
Yarlington
Wincanton
01963 440432
http://camelotparishes.co.uk/yarlington-3
Yarlington is one of the nine parishes that make up the Camelot Parishes. More information can be found on the Yarlington page of the Camelot Parishes website.
Pubs in Yarlington Parish
Stags Head
Pounds Lane, Yarlington, BA9 8DG
(01963) 440393
stagsheadinn.co.uk