English Heritage sites near Drayton Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Drayton Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Drayton Parish
Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS
1000 miles from Drayton Parish
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
HARRY'S WALLS
1000 miles from Drayton Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Drayton Parish
You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
CROMWELL'S CASTLE
1000 miles from Drayton Parish
The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.
Churches in Drayton Parish
St Peter Drayton Banbury
St Peter
Off Stratford Road
Drayton
Banbury
(01295) 738593
The church is quietly secluded in a hollow, encircled by meadow land and to the South West of the village. Dating mainly from the 14th century, it has a simple un-ostentatious exterior. The unusual tower is only slightly higher than the roof of the nave. It was much restored in the 19th century. There is a Norman font and there are several tombs of knights, clergy and parishioners dating back to the 13th century The altar tomb of William Greville (died 1440) is of note. On the north side there is a capital carved with heads and interlinked arms, a popular motif in North Oxfordshire
Access is down a steep lane and there are steps down into the church. There is ample parking outside the church.
It is a medieval Church tucked well away from the main road and because of this & repeated burglaries it is now locked for most of the week though there are Services every Sunday and at Festivals
The key is available by telephoning Churchwarden Dorothy Foulk 01295 730409 or through email [email protected]
Pubs in Drayton Parish
Drayton Leisure Golf Centre
The family that leased this land from Trinity College, Oxford and ran a golf range and campsite here for 20 or so years, relinquished the lease in autumn 2014, citing financial considerations. The land is earmarked on the Cherwell Developm...
Roebuck
Stratford Road, Drayton, OX15 6EN
(01295) 730542
roebuckinn-banbury.co.uk/