English Heritage sites near Washingborough Parish
LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE
3 miles from Washingborough Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
TATTERSHALL COLLEGE
14 miles from Washingborough 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).
GAINSBOROUGH OLD HALL
18 miles from Washingborough Parish
A little-known gem, Gainsborough Old Hall is among the best-preserved medieval manor houses in England. Partly brick and timber-framed, and mainly later 15th century with Elizabethan additions.
GAINSTHORPE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
20 miles from Washingborough Parish
A deserted medieval village, one of the best-preserved examples in England, clearly visible as a complex of grassy humps and bumps.
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
20 miles from Washingborough 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
23 miles from Washingborough Parish
Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.
Churches in Washingborough Parish
St Thomas
Potterhanworth Road
Heighington
Lincoln
http://www.washingboroughgroup.org.uk/stthomas.html
St. Thomas Church was built as a chapel of Ease in the 11th.century to make life easier for the people of Heighington. It has always been part of the parish of Washingborough (St. John the Evangelist Parish Church).
It has had an interesting history and as well as being a place of worship it served as the boys school for the village until the mid 1970's.
Pubs in Washingborough Parish
Ferry Boat
High Street, Washingborough, LN4 1AZ
(01522) 790794
ferryboatwashingborough.co.uk
Hunters Leap Inn
Oak Hill, Washingborough, LN4 1BA
(01522) 790458
huntersleapwashingboroughpub.co.uk