English Heritage sites near Grainthorpe Parish
THORNTON ABBEY AND GATEHOUSE
21 miles from Grainthorpe Parish
Thornton Abbey’s enormous and ornate fortified gatehouse is the largest and amongst the finest of all English Monastic gatehouses.
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
23 miles from Grainthorpe Parish
The remains of a 13th-century hexagonal castle, birthplace in 1367 of the future King Henry IV, with adjacent earthworks. Besieged and taken by Cromwell's Parliamentarians in 1643.
ST PETER'S CHURCH, BARTON-UPON-HUMBER
26 miles from Grainthorpe Parish
Located in North Lincolnshire, St Peter's Church is an archaeological and architectural treasure trove waiting for you to discover. It is home to over 2800 burials from Anglo-Saxon to Victorian times.
GAINSTHORPE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
27 miles from Grainthorpe Parish
A deserted medieval village, one of the best-preserved examples in England, clearly visible as a complex of grassy humps and bumps.
TATTERSHALL COLLEGE
29 miles from Grainthorpe Parish
Remains of a grammar school for church choristers, founded in the mid-15th century by Ralph, Lord Cromwell, the builder of nearby Tattershall Castle (National Trust).
SIBSEY TRADER WINDMILL
31 miles from Grainthorpe Parish
Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.