English Heritage sites near Great Casterton Parish
APETHORPE PALACE
9 miles from Great Casterton 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.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
11 miles from Great Casterton 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.
KIRBY HALL
12 miles from Great Casterton 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'.
LONGTHORPE TOWER
13 miles from Great Casterton Parish
Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
18 miles from Great Casterton 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
20 miles from Great Casterton 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 Great Casterton Parish
St Peter & St Paul Great Casterton
Main Street
Great Casterton
Stamford
(01572) 811343
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/16574/get-in-touch/
St. Peter and St. Paul is one of five churches in this group.
Built on the site of a Roman temple, the church has Saxon origins. The font dates from this period. Norman arches and windows were added.
A fine example of mediaeval wall-painting is to be found on the NE walls.
The poet John Clare was married in the church.
Pubs in Great Casterton Parish
Crown
Main Street, Great Casterton, PE9 4AP
(01780) 753838
thecrowncasterton.co.uk
Plough Inn
Former Melbourns/Pubmaster pub on the old Great North Road