English Heritage sites near Allington Parish
RUFFORD ABBEY
20 miles from Allington 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
21 miles from Allington Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
TATTERSHALL COLLEGE
25 miles from Allington 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).
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
27 miles from Allington 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.
JEWRY WALL
28 miles from Allington Parish
A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.
HARDWICK OLD HALL
28 miles from Allington 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.
Churches in Allington Parish
Holy Trinity
Park Road
West Allington
Lincoln
01400 281524
http://www.saxonwellchurches.org.uk
West Allington church is dedicated to The Holy Trinity and is the present parish church. Evidence of Saxon work was discovered when the chancel arch was enlarged in 1914 - 17. Part of a Saxon cross found in the churchyard now rests at the base of the font. The church is a variety of different architectural styles, the arches and pillars are Norman, the font Perpendicular, the pulpit and gallery Jacobean and the pews Victorian.
Holy Trinity church seats approximately one hundred people comfortably although more can be accommodated on occasions. Holy Communion is said on the first and third Sundays of the month and Evening Service on the second Sunday each month. A Family Service is taken by the Lay Ministry Team on the fourth Sunday monthly.
Pubs in Allington Parish
Welby Arms
The Green, Allington, NG32 2EA
(01400) 281361
thewelbyarmsallington.com