English Heritage sites near Kirkby on Bain Parish
TATTERSHALL COLLEGE
3 miles from Kirkby on Bain 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).
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
7 miles from Kirkby on Bain 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
10 miles from Kirkby on Bain Parish
Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.
LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE
17 miles from Kirkby on Bain Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
GAINSTHORPE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
29 miles from Kirkby on Bain Parish
A deserted medieval village, one of the best-preserved examples in England, clearly visible as a complex of grassy humps and bumps.
GAINSBOROUGH OLD HALL
31 miles from Kirkby on Bain 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.
Churches in Kirkby on Bain Parish
St Mary, Kirkby on Bain
Pubs in Kirkby on Bain Parish
Ebrington Arms
Main Street, Kirkby on Bain, LN10 6YT
(01526) 354560
ebringtonarms.com