English Heritage sites near Cold Aston Parish
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
8 miles from Cold Aston Parish
A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.
HAILES ABBEY
8 miles from Cold Aston Parish
Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
12 miles from Cold Aston 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
13 miles from Cold Aston 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.
CIRENCESTER AMPHITHEATRE
14 miles from Cold Aston Parish
The earthwork remains of one of the largest Roman amphitheatres in Britain, built in the early 2nd century to serve the important city of Corinium, now Cirencester.
GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA
15 miles from Cold Aston Parish
The remains of a large and luxurious villa built about AD 250, with a bathhouse complex, perhaps the shrine of a water spirit, and mosaics.
Churches in Cold Aston Parish
St Andrew
The village of Cold Aston stands in peaceful countryside a few miles west of Bourton-on-the-Water and the Fosse Way. A mighty oak tree stands on the village green which is surrounded by Cotswold stone houses and cottages, the village hall, a small school and a friendly pub. Beside the school, set back from the road, is St. Andrew's church, approached by a shaded path that passes a yew tree thought to be over 600 years old. The church building dates back to the 12th century although there are indications that a Saxon church may have stood on the same site. The only archaeologocal trace is the cross shaft now found in the porch. We do have a written record of 904 AD, when Werfith, the Bishop of Worcester, granted land at Cold Aston to a thegn named Wulfsig. Such grants were often made to mark the building of a church. The Christian community in the village continues to worship God in this beautiful building and seeks to serve the community in Cold Aston. We aim to be a friendly and welcoming church. We offer a variety of services in a regular pattern (see below) including a contemporary Family Service. We cherish our connection with the school which also uses the church buidling on a regular basis. In addition to the main Christian festivals, highlights of the church year are a service of Thanksgiving for the annual village Fayre (usually first Sunday in August), Harvest Festival (usually first Sunday in October) and an Animal Blessing Service (usually first Sunday in July).
Regular pattern of services
First Sunday of the month: Matins (BCP), 10.30am
Third Sunday of the month: Parish Communion, BCP, 10.30am
Second and Fourth Sundays in the month: Compline, 6pm
Details may be found on the Church noticeboard (inside porch)
Pubs in Cold Aston Parish
Plough Inn
A transformed stone-flagged country pub high in the Cotswolds. The attractive village went by the name of Aston Blank in the Doomsday Book. Reopened in May 2013 with three letting luxury bedrooms with innovative internal extension of the 17...