English Heritage sites near Stanton St. John Parish
NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE
6 miles from Stanton St. John Parish
Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.
ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM
9 miles from Stanton St. John 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.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
12 miles from Stanton St. John 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.
DEDDINGTON CASTLE
15 miles from Stanton St. John Parish
Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.
MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE
16 miles from Stanton St. John 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
22 miles from Stanton St. John 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 Stanton St. John Parish
Stanton St John, St John the Baptist
Pubs in Stanton St. John Parish
Star Inn
Talkhouse
Wheatley Road, Stanton St John, OX33 1EX
(01865) 377000
talkhouse-oxford.co.uk