English Heritage sites near Belchford Parish
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
8 miles from Belchford 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.
TATTERSHALL COLLEGE
12 miles from Belchford 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).
SIBSEY TRADER WINDMILL
16 miles from Belchford Parish
Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.
LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE
20 miles from Belchford Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
GAINSTHORPE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
26 miles from Belchford Parish
A deserted medieval village, one of the best-preserved examples in England, clearly visible as a complex of grassy humps and bumps.
THORNTON ABBEY AND GATEHOUSE
29 miles from Belchford Parish
Thornton Abbey’s enormous and ornate fortified gatehouse is the largest and amongst the finest of all English Monastic gatehouses.
Churches in Belchford Parish
St Peter & St Paul Belchford
Pubs in Belchford Parish
Blue Bell Inn
1 Main Road, Belchford, LN9 6LQ
(01507) 533602
bluebellbelchford.co.uk