English Heritage sites near Alwalton Parish

Longthorpe Tower

LONGTHORPE TOWER

3 miles from Alwalton Parish

Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.

Apethorpe Palace

APETHORPE PALACE

7 miles from Alwalton 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

KIRBY HALL

13 miles from Alwalton 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'.

Lyddington Bede House

LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE

16 miles from Alwalton 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.

Eleanor Cross, Geddington

ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON

17 miles from Alwalton Parish

In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.

Chichele College

CHICHELE COLLEGE

20 miles from Alwalton 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.


Churches in Alwalton Parish

St Andrew

Church Street Alwalton Peterborough
01733 394411
http://www.alwaltonchurch.org.uk

Situated in Alwalton, St. Andrew's is the parish church for Orton Wistow Orton Northgate and Orton Southgate too.

We are an evangelical fellowship seeking to grow in our faith and reach out to others with the hope that we have. If you would like to know more about us then please visit our website via the link on this page.

We have a sister church at Chesterton and together we offer a variety of styles and times of worship.

You are very welcome to come and join us at any service or event.

St John the Baptist

Church Street Stibbington
http://www.castorchurch.co.uk

St John the Baptist Church Stibbington Peterborough
 

The church of St John the Baptist Church Stibbington in its delightful village setting among the trees is mentioned Doomsday Book Survey (1086). It was rebuilt as a chancel and simple nave in the middle of the 12th century. The Norman nave and chancel arch of this period remains. About 1180 a north aisle was added. About 1240 the chancel was rebuilt on a larger scale, with its axis farther to the south, and some twenty years later a south aisle was added to the nave. The west tower, added in the 15th century, became unsafe and was demolished in 1848–49; the two aisles rebuilt, and the vestry, organ chamber and porch were built, a timber bell-cote being added to the nave roof. The manor of Stibbington was originally held by the Knights Templar, and then by the Knights Hospitaller of St John. The church today shares a priest with Castor Church. There is a short service of Morning Worship at 9am on the second Sunday of the month and Holy Communion at 9am on the fourth Sunday of the month.

St Michael

Oundle Road Chesterton Alwalton
http://www.alwaltonchurch.org.uk

St. Michael's church nestles in the Cambridgeshire countryside and meets weekly to celebrate the faith of it's fellowship using the traditional 1662 Book of Common Prayer.

A warm welcome is always extended to visitors and there is a great care for one another exhibited by all the members.

You are very welcome to join us at any of our services or events.

St Remigius

Great North Road Water Newton
http://www.castorchurch.co.uk

The church of St Remigius Water Newton, in its idyllic setting among the trees beside the bank of the River Nene, is mentioned in the Doomsday Book survey of 1086 . 12th century stones have been reused or built into later walls, but nothing of this date remains in-situ. The church chancel and nave were rebuilt in the 13th century and the aisles added in the 14th century. There was considerable essential restoration work in the Victorian era between 1887 and 1892. The church has many interesting features including a Roman coffin, a niche with a medieval figure in the tower west external west wall and an effigy from c1300. St Remigius, was bishop of Rheims and was responsible for the conversion of Clovis, King of the Franks in AD496. Water Newton is world famous because of the discovery in 1975 of the 4th century Water Newton Treasure at the site of the nearby Roman town of Durobrivae, on the edge of the parish. The treasure is the earliest know Christian mass silver in the world and is now in the British Museum. The church is associated with Castor Church and two of the Norman bell openings in the spire were reused “zig-zag” style windows from the Norman apse of Castor Church taken from Castor when the chancel of Castor was extended in the early English period. Water Newton shares a parish priest with Castor. There is communion service at 9am on the fifth Sunday of the month and specail services as advertized. The church is always openduring the day.


Pubs in Alwalton Parish

Cuckoo

20 Oundle Road, Alwalton, PE7 3UP
(01733) 239638
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Was called the Wheatsheaf. Stone built 17th century pub in picturesque village. Single bar divided into separate areas allowing local and food customers to mix easily. Paintings, caricatures and old photos of Peterborough adorn the walls....