English Heritage sites near Orton Waterville Parish
LONGTHORPE TOWER
2 miles from Orton Waterville Parish
Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.
APETHORPE PALACE
8 miles from Orton Waterville 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
14 miles from Orton Waterville 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 Orton Waterville 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
18 miles from Orton Waterville Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
CHICHELE COLLEGE
21 miles from Orton Waterville Parish
The gatehouse, chapel and other remains of a communal residence for priests serving the parish church, founded by locally-born Archbishop Chichele before 1425. Regularly used for events, and art and heritage exhibitions.
Churches in Orton Waterville Parish
St Mary's
Church Drive
Orton Waterville
Peterborough
01733 230896
https://www.stmarysortonwaterville.com/
A simple 11th century church with a Tudor chancel. Grade 1 Listed
The church underwent extensive reordering in 2009/10 providing disabled access and a new toilet kitchen unit in the form of a freestanding pod.
New lighting was installed in the knave incorporating both LED uplighters and metal halide floodlamps.
Pubs in Orton Waterville Parish
Chequers
Harvester
Oundle Road, Alwalton, Peterborough, PE2 6XE
(01733) 237615
harvester.co.uk/harvesteralwaltonpeterbo...
Windmill
29 Cherry Orton Road, Orton Waterville, Peterborough, PE2 5EQ
(01733) 390126
thewindmillortonwaterville.co.uk