English Heritage sites near Etton Parish
LONGTHORPE TOWER
4 miles from Etton Parish
Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.
APETHORPE PALACE
9 miles from Etton 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
15 miles from Etton 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
17 miles from Etton 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
20 miles from Etton 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
23 miles from Etton 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 Etton Parish
St. Stephen's Church, Etton
Main Road
Etton
Peterborough
01733 252 359
Part of the 9 Bridges Benefice which includes Maxey, Northborough, Glinton and Peakirk.
Birth place of Daniel Defoe. Tower has a sheila-na-gig on its frieze.
Service times are on http://www.maxeychurch.co.uk/calendar.htm
Our Rector:
Rev.Mark-Aaron Tisdale.
The Rectory, 11 Lincoln Rd, Glinton. Peterborough. PE6 7JR
email - [email protected]
Tel: 01733 252359
Pubs in Etton Parish
Golden Pheasant
1 Main Road, Etton, PE6 7DA
(01733) 252387
goldenpheasantetton.com/