English Heritage sites near Blankney Parish
TATTERSHALL COLLEGE
8 miles from Blankney 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
10 miles from Blankney Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
16 miles from Blankney 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
17 miles from Blankney Parish
Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.
GAINSBOROUGH OLD HALL
25 miles from Blankney 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.
GAINSTHORPE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
26 miles from Blankney Parish
A deserted medieval village, one of the best-preserved examples in England, clearly visible as a complex of grassy humps and bumps.