English Heritage sites near Launton Parish
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
10 miles from Launton Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE
14 miles from Launton Parish
Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
14 miles from Launton 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.
ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM
18 miles from Launton 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.
MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE
19 miles from Launton 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.
ROLLRIGHT STONES
20 miles from Launton 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.
Churches in Launton Parish
St Mary
St Mary's Church
Bicester Road
Launton
Bicester
(01869) 323458
http://parishes.oxford.anglican.org/bicester
The Team Vicar for Launton and Bucknell, the Revd Peter Wright. Our Team Rector, currently in vacancy, is the Vicar of St Edburg's with St Laurence's.
Pubs in Launton Parish
Black Bull
52 West End, Launton, OX26 5DG
(01869) 253656
blackbull-launton.co.uk
Bull Inn
Bicester Road, Launton, OX26 5DQ
(01869) 248158
thebullinnbicester.co.uk/