English Heritage sites near Glinton Parish
LONGTHORPE TOWER
4 miles from Glinton Parish
Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.
APETHORPE PALACE
10 miles from Glinton Parish
Stately Apethorpe Palace, owned by Elizabeth I, then favourite Royal residence for James I and Charles I, has one of the country's most complete Jacobean interiors.
KIRBY HALL
16 miles from Glinton Parish
Kirby Hall is one of England's greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses. Begun by Sir Humphrey Stafford, it was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton, one of Queen Elizabeth's 'comely young men'.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
18 miles from Glinton Parish
Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
21 miles from Glinton Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
24 miles from Glinton Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
Churches in Glinton Parish
St. Benedict's Church, Glinton
High Street
Glinton
Peterborough
(01733) 252 359
Welcome to you, from your church family of St. Benedict's, Glinton.
Our parish is one of five parishes in the Nine Bridges Benefice of the Peterborough Deanery.
You'll find us faithful, friendly, welcoming and growing!
Here, you'll find the burial place of Mary Joyce, sweetheart of poet John Clare;
John received his education in the then vestry, now a chapel.
Service times are http://www.maxeychurch.co.uk/calendar.htm
Pubs in Glinton Parish
Blue Bell
10 High Street, Glinton, PE6 7LS
(01733) 252285
thebluebellglinton.co.uk