English Heritage sites near Sandhurst Parish
OVER BRIDGE
3 miles from Sandhurst Parish
A single-arch stone bridge spanning the River Severn, built in 1825-30 by the great engineer Thomas Telford.
GREYFRIARS
3 miles from Sandhurst Parish
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
BLACKFRIARS
3 miles from Sandhurst Parish
One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory. Notable features include the church and fine scissor-braced dormitory roof.
ODDA'S CHAPEL
5 miles from Sandhurst Parish
One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.
GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA
7 miles from Sandhurst 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.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, KEMPLEY
11 miles from Sandhurst Parish
Delightful Norman church, displaying one of the most outstandingly complete and well preserved sets of medieval wall paintings in England, dating from the 12th and 14th centuries.
Churches in Sandhurst Parish
St Lawrence
Sandhurst Lane
Sandhurst
Gloucester
(01452) 731450
https://www.seventowers.org.uk
Priest in Charge; REVD JOE KNIGHT
St Lawrence Sandhurst is only 3 miles from Gloucester, but is a rural church at the heart of the village community.
There are services on 2nd & 4th Sundays each month and occasionally midweek. Every second Sunday we have 9 am Holy Communion followed at 10.30 am by Worship Together - an all-age interactive service with music from our band. Visitors are always welcome.
On 4th Sunday 9 am Holy Communion is followed at 10.30 am by Praise, Prayer & Worship.
The church building is used for a number of events, including drama and music.
The present building is partly 14th century, but was mainly rebuilt in 1858. There is a 12th century stone font and two of the bells are 16th Century. The oak pulpit is Jacobean, pews date from the early 19th century and most of the stained glass is early 20th century. An Appeal is under way to repair the tower.
A churchyard survey was carried out in 1996 and a map is displayed on the notice board next to the car park. The survey was updated in 2017 and the updated maps are kept in the church.
Pubs in Sandhurst Parish
White Horse
A really basic old village pub.