English Heritage sites near Caunton Parish
RUFFORD ABBEY
7 miles from Caunton Parish
The best-preserved remains of a Cistercian abbey west cloister range in England, dating mainly from about 1170. Incorporated into part of a 17th century and later mansion, set in Rufford Country Park.
LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE
16 miles from Caunton Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
HARDWICK OLD HALL
18 miles from Caunton Parish
The remodelled family home of Bess of Hardwick, one of the richest and most remarkable women of Elizabethan England, stands beside the New Hall she raised later in the 1590s.
BOLSOVER CASTLE
18 miles from Caunton Parish
'By an unlikely miracle, the keep at Bolsover has survived into this century as an almost untouched expression in stone of the lost world of Elizabethan chivalry and romance.'
BOLSOVER CUNDY HOUSE
18 miles from Caunton Parish
This charming cottage-like 17th-century conduit house, with vaulted stone-slab roof, once supplied water to Bolsover Castle.
MATTERSEY PRIORY
19 miles from Caunton Parish
The remains, mainly the 13th century refectory and kitchen, of a small monastery for just six Gilbertine canons - the only wholly English monastic order.
Churches in Caunton Parish
Caunton: St Andrew
Main Street
Caunton
Newark
01636 555082
http://www.becktrent.org.uk/
The church is modest in scale but with a classic plan - nave with north and south aisles (both with altars in the Middle Ages), chancel and western tower. It is sited in the centre of the village, The Beck forming part of the churchyard boundary (perhaps accounting for the dedication) and lined with weeping willows.
The village, but not the church, is mentioned in Domesday Book. Norman piers suggest that the first stone building was constructed in the early 12th Century but reconstruction and enlargement by one bay took place about 1180; the north arcade and lower stages of the tower date from this period. In the next century the chancel arch and fine ogee-arched south porch doorway and matching piscina in the chapel in the south aisle were added.
The tower was heightened in stages and is topped with a 15th Century frieze, battlements and gargoyles.
Points of historic interest are three medieval piscinas, 13th Century font, the stiff-leaf carving on south aisle capitals, and medieval carving behind the pulpit.
The chancel was substantially reordered by Ewan Christian in 1869. The East window was rebuilt as three lancets in the Early English style, with stained glass designed by J W Powell. In the tower are three 17th Century bells and at the end of the 20th Century the ringing gallery and three additional bells were added.
Pubs in Caunton Parish
Caunton Beck
Main Street, Caunton, NG23 6AB
(01636) 636793
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Plough Inn
Situated opposite St Andrews Church in Caunton, the Plough Inn is full of character and charm. .The 18th century building has a restaurant as well as a bar area. Outside is a decked area for the Summer, a grassed area for children’s play an...