English Heritage sites near Barnwell Parish
APETHORPE PALACE
7 miles from Barnwell 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
9 miles from Barnwell 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'.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
10 miles from Barnwell Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
LONGTHORPE TOWER
11 miles from Barnwell Parish
Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.
CHICHELE COLLEGE
12 miles from Barnwell Parish
The gatehouse, chapel and other remains of a communal residence for priests serving the parish church, founded by locally-born Archbishop Chichele before 1425. Regularly used for events, and art and heritage exhibitions.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
14 miles from Barnwell 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.
Churches in Barnwell Parish
All Saints Chancel Barnwell
St Andrew’s Barnwell
Pubs in Barnwell Parish
Montagu Arms
Oundle Mill
Barnwell Road, Oundle, PE8 5PB
(01832) 272621
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