English Heritage sites near Binegar Parish
NUNNEY CASTLE
7 miles from Binegar Parish
Picturesque moated castle built in the 1370s. Held for the King during the Civil War, falling to Parliamentarian cannon in 1645: the gun-damaged wall finally collapsing on Christmas Day 1910.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
8 miles from Binegar Parish
One of the finest accessible examples of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with its multiple burial chambers open to view. Bring a torch and experience the burial chambers at first hand.
STANTON DREW CIRCLES AND COVE
8 miles from Binegar Parish
Although this is the third largest complex of prehistoric standing stones in England, the three circles and three-stone ‘cove’ of Stanton Drew in Somerset are surprisingly little known. The Great Circle, 113 metres in diameter, is one of the largest stone circles in the country and has 26 surviving upright stones. Yet recent surveys have revealed that the circles and cove were just part of a much more elaborate and important ritual site than had previously been imagined.
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
10 miles from Binegar Parish
Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.
MEARE FISH HOUSE
11 miles from Binegar Parish
The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE
12 miles from Binegar Parish
Impressive 14th century castle with hidden treasures and sinister past. Chapel with rare medieval wall paintings and in the crypt, the best collection of human-shaped lead coffins in Britain.
Churches in Binegar Parish
Holy Trinity Church, Binegar
Binegar, Radstock, Somerset
01749 840239
https://beacontrinity.church
In March 2019 the three parishes of Ashwick, Oakhill and Binegar became the Parish of Beacon Trinity. We are one parish with three churches, St James', Ashwick, All Saints', Oakhill and Holy Trinity, Binegar. We seek to be a Beacon of welcome, acceptance and hope centred on Jesus.
We have a variety of styles and opportunities for worship across the three church buildings.
The date of the first Parish Church in Binegar is not known. However, correspondence discovered in ancient records dated 1065, links a 'Bishop GISO' with the Parish. This indicates the presence of a Church here before the Norman Conquest.
An unbroken list of incumbents takes us back at least 700 years to 1297. A list of incumbents names can be seen in the Church.
What may have been the third Church on the site was built about in1400 A.D. in the Perpendicular style. Today the tower, aisle, flagstones and some of the nave masonry is all that remains of the building. The nave and chancel were rebuilt in the Victorian era in the decorated style 1858.
Also surviving from this early 15th century building, is the Jacobean altar table, the octagonal font, some Mural Sepulchria, Communion Plate and three of the six tower bells.
The height of the tower is just over 70 ft. to the top of the battlements. The carving in the centre of the western parapet represents the Church's dedication to the Holy Trinity, portraying a seated King (The Father) holding a crucfix (The Son) and bearing a dove (The Holy Spirit) and has been described as "probably the finest Trinity group in England".
In 1937 three new bells were added.
At the rebuilding of the Church in 1858 THE HOLY WATER STOOP was preserved and built into a recess in the vestry wall.
The two-manual (now electrically blown) tracker ORGAN was in stalled in 1894 and was the first instrument built by Griffen and Stroud of Bath.
The wind frayed WHITE ENSIGN beside the WAR MEMORIAL TABLETS was flown by the arctic convoy corvette H.M.S. Honeysuckle when taking survivors from H.M.S. Goodall (torpedoed off the Russian coast.) Goodall was the last British ship to be sunk by the Germany in World War II.
Pubs in Binegar Parish
Horse & Jockey
Station Road, Binegar, BA3 4UH
(01749) 840537
horseandjockeybinegar.com/