English Heritage sites near Maidwell Parish
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
7 miles from Maidwell Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
10 miles from Maidwell 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
14 miles from Maidwell 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.
KIRBY HALL
15 miles from Maidwell 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
15 miles from Maidwell 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
20 miles from Maidwell 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.
Churches in Maidwell Parish
St Mary the Virgin
Draughton Road
Maidwell
(01858) 461992
http://www.faxtongroup.org.uk
St. Mary's Church was built mainly in the 13th century, with significant but sensitive additions and alterations in the late 19th century.
It has a Norman Nave and Tower with six bells. Original bells from the 1480s were recast in 1770 and a further bell was added in 1895.
The Chancel was designed in the 1890s by the architect St. Aubyn and incorporates the impressive tomb of Katherine Lady Gorges (d.1633), wife of Sir Edward Gorges, 1st Baron Dundalk and widow of Edward Haselwood, patron of the church.
We are blessed with a number of exquisite stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe, identifiable by his famous wheatsheaf motif.
This is a small but vibrant and friendly church which provides traditional and modern services.
Also a beautiful wedding venue.
Forthcoming developments include a raised ringing floor and gallery to increase the church's capacity to over 200, plus toilet and catering facilities.
Please do come and join in a service, or call to visit the church.
Pubs in Maidwell Parish
Stag Maidwell
Harborough Road, Maidwell, NN6 9JA
(01604) 686700
the-stag-maidwell.co.uk