English Heritage sites near West Hendred Parish
ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM
6 miles from West Hendred 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.
UFFINGTON CASTLE - WHITE HORSE AND DRAGON HILL
9 miles from West Hendred Parish
Three atmospheric sites lie along the Ridgeway. Uffington 'Castle' is a large Iron Age hillfort, Dragon Hill a natural mound associated in legend with St George.
WAYLAND'S SMITHY
10 miles from West Hendred Parish
A fine and atmospheric Neolithic chambered long barrow 2km (11/4 miles) along the Ridgeway from the Uffington White Horse: it was once believed to be the habitation of the Saxon smith-god Wayland.
NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE
11 miles from West Hendred Parish
Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.
DONNINGTON CASTLE
12 miles from West Hendred Parish
The striking twin-towered 14th-century gatehouse of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle, survives amid impressive earthworks.
MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE
16 miles from West Hendred 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.
Churches in West Hendred Parish
West Hendred: Holy Trinity
West Hendred
Wantage
01235 634940
Safeguarding at West Hendred parish
The parish's Safeguarding policy was re-affirmed at the PCC's annual meeting on 24th April 2019.
1. We are committed to:
• The care, nurture of, and respectful pastoral ministry with, all children and all adults
• The safeguarding and protection of all children, young people and adults when they are vulnerable
• The establishing of safe, caring communities which provide a loving environment where there is a culture of ‘informed vigilance' as to the dangers of abuse.
2. We will carefully select and train all those with any responsibility within the Church, in line with safer recruitment principles, including the use of Criminal Records disclosures.
3. We will respond without delay to every complaint made which suggests that an adult, child or young person may have been harmed, co-operating with the police and local authority in any investigation and we will have a clear reporting procedure in place.
4. We will seek to work with anyone who has suffered abuse, developing with him or her an appropriate ministry of informed pastoral care.
5. We will seek to challenge any abuse of power, especially by anyone in a position of trust.
6. We will seek to offer pastoral care and support, including supervision and referral to the proper authorities, to any member of our church community known to have offended against a child, young person or vulnerable adult.
7. In all these principles we will follow statute, guidance and recognised good practice.
8. We will advise the Diocese which Registered Body we use to process applications for Criminal Records Bureau Disclosures.
9. We will advise the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser if we receive a Disclosure which is ‘blemished' or ‘positive'.
10. We will review this policy annually, check that our policies are up to date, and supply a copy of the updated policy statement to the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser.
Our Safeguarding Officer(s) is/are:Hugh Rees
A hard copy of the Safeguarding Policy is on display in the church.
Pubs in West Hendred Parish
Extraordinary Hare
Reading Rd, West Hendred, OX12 8RH
(01235) 834953
theextraordinaryhare.co.uk