English Heritage sites near East Kirkby Parish
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
2 miles from East Kirkby 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.
SIBSEY TRADER WINDMILL
7 miles from East Kirkby Parish
Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.
TATTERSHALL COLLEGE
8 miles from East Kirkby 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).
LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE
23 miles from East Kirkby Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
CASTLE RISING CASTLE
31 miles from East Kirkby Parish
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
GAINSTHORPE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
34 miles from East Kirkby Parish
A deserted medieval village, one of the best-preserved examples in England, clearly visible as a complex of grassy humps and bumps.
No churches found in East Kirkby Parish
Pubs in East Kirkby Parish
Red Lion
Fen Road, East Kirkby, PE23 4DB
(01790) 763957
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