English Heritage sites near Towersey Parish
NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE
15 miles from Towersey Parish
Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.
ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM
16 miles from Towersey 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.
BERKHAMSTED CASTLE
16 miles from Towersey 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 LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
22 miles from Towersey 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.
OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE
23 miles from Towersey Parish
The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
23 miles from Towersey Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
Churches in Towersey Parish
St Catherine's Church, Towersey
Church Lane
Towersey
Thame
01844-317947
https://www.towerseychurch.org.uk
We are a friendly and welcoming community meeting at St Catherine's Church, which is situated at the heart of the quiet, picuresque village of Towersey - just a mile from the market town of Thame. We meet weekly throughout the year, with special services at Christmas and Easter.
Pubs in Towersey Parish
Three Horseshoes
Chinnor Road, Towersey, OX9 3QY
(01844) 212322
threehorseshoestowersey.co.uk