English Heritage sites near Partney Parish
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
4 miles from Partney 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
11 miles from Partney Parish
Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.
TATTERSHALL COLLEGE
14 miles from Partney 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).
LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE
27 miles from Partney Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
CASTLE RISING CASTLE
31 miles from Partney Parish
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
CREAKE ABBEY
33 miles from Partney Parish
The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.
Churches in Partney Parish
St Nicholas, Partney
Sausthorpe Road
Partney
Spilsby
01790 752344
The oldest parts of the present building date from the first half of the 14th century. Its finest features are the capitals of the pillars on the south side of the nave. Another feature of the church is the large number of grotesquely carved heads around all the arches including the chancel arch.
The church was thoroughly restored in about 1860. The nave and aisles were completely rebuilt, though much of the existing stonework was used again, and a new porch was added.
The ivy covered oak tree opposite the porch and near to the churchyard wall is said to be a thousand years old. The smaller oak nearby is a mere youngster, having been planted in 1835.
The churchyard contains a stone commemorating the marriage in the church of Matthew Flinders, the first circumnavigator of Australia, to Ann Chappelle on 17th April 1801.
Pubs in Partney Parish
Red Lion Inn
Skegness Road, Partney, PE23 4PG
(01790) 752271
redlioninnpartney.co.uk/