
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in South Gloucestershire.
The Church of St Mary in Almondsbury was founded in the 7th century by the Anglo-Saxon monastery at nearby Hailes, later refounded in the 10th century and dedicated to St Mary. It is significant as one of the earliest Christian sites in the region, reflecting the spread of Christianity in early medieval England.
Places near here
Almondsbury ChurchyardChurch, cross or graveyard · 1 yd
Church of St MaryListed building · 106 yd
View From Almondsbury HillVisitor information · 305 yd
Tower House, AlmondsburyCastle, fort or tower · 587 yd
Square CovertWood · 1259 yd
Pegwell WoodWood · 1406 yd
Woodlands GreenVisitor information · 1640 yd
Observation Tower on Filton AirfieldCastle, fort or tower · 1.7 mi
Catherine HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Aerospace BristolMuseum · 2.1 mi
Cribbs Causeway waterfallWaterfall · 2.3 mi
Elberton CampArchaeological place · 2.7 miOther information
Photo: William Avery · CC BY-SA 2.0