English Heritage sites near Orby Parish
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
10 miles from Orby 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
14 miles from Orby Parish
Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.
TATTERSHALL COLLEGE
19 miles from Orby 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).
CREAKE ABBEY
28 miles from Orby Parish
The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.
CASTLE RISING CASTLE
29 miles from Orby Parish
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE
33 miles from Orby Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
Churches in Orby Parish
All Saints
Pubs in Orby Parish
Gunby Inn
Red Lion
Burgh Road, Orby, PE24 5HS
(01754) 810030
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