Near where the Fosse Way crosses the river is the site of a large Romano-British roadside settlement, possibly with earlier origins; it includes a square earthwork enclosure within Whitewalls Wood.

Its 15th-century roughcast west tower is described as humble by Pevsner; the rest is a rebuilding of 1836 to designs of William James, a Gloucestershire architect.

[10] Just outside the porch, a 1731 limestone chest tomb of the Adye family is in Rococo style with elaborate carving, and is Grade II* listed for its exceptional quality.

Built after 1792 for Walter Hodges,[9] the two-storey house has a five-bay south-east front, its central bay brought slightly forward under a broad pediment bearing the Parry-Hodges arms.

The north-east front has a large semicircular porch on columns, built in the early 19th century, and attached to the north is a three-storey block of c.1880.

[18] She was a daughter of the wealthy industrialist Sir Charles Tennant, and a member – alongside three of her sisters – of the social circle known as The Souls; thus the house became one of the group's retreats.

[20] One source states that the house is currently owned by Michael Green,[21] co-founder of media company Carlton Communications, who retrained as a psychotherapist.

[27] The site had a standard design, with rows of narrow wooden huts (some of them still standing)[21] and redbrick buildings including a water tower; prisoners were required to work, mostly in local agriculture.

[28] Just beyond the eastern boundary of the parish, Whatley Manor – originally a farmhouse, greatly enlarged in the 1920s and 2001–3[9] – is operated as a hotel and Michelin-starred restaurant.