English Heritage sites near Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish
TATTERSHALL COLLEGE
5 miles from Holland Fen with Brothertoft 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).
SIBSEY TRADER WINDMILL
7 miles from Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish
Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
12 miles from Holland Fen with Brothertoft 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.
LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE
21 miles from Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
CASTLE RISING CASTLE
31 miles from Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
LONGTHORPE TOWER
32 miles from Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish
Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.
Churches in Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish
All Saints Church, Holland Fen
All Saints Church, Holland Fen
Main Road
Holland Fen
Boston
LN4 4QH
(01205) 750595
Our Mission: Together in Christ. Called to love, to worship and to serve God.
The church is normally open every day during the daytime.
The church is a Listed Building Grade II. It was a former Chapel of Ease dedicated as Parish Church in 1924. Originally built in 1812, the chancel was added in 1880. The Chapel of Ease was originally built following a subscription raised by the patron and rector of Algakirk, to serve the inhabitants of the new settlements formed by the draining of the Fens under the Act of Parliament passed in 1767.
The church is dedicated to All Saints and was built as a chapel of ease to Fosdyke in 1812. It was constructed of brick in Perpendicular style, with chancel and nave only, and bell turret. In 1964 Pevsner noted the chancel dated 1880, a west gallery on iron shafts, a pulpit with fluted pilasters, and a chalice probably by William Bell.
Today, All Saints' Church is part of the Holland Fen with Brothertoft Group, also known as "Five in the Fen" which also includes:
Saint Gilbert Of Sempringham, Brothertoft
Christ Church, Kirton Holme
Saint Margaret of Scotland, Langrick
Saint Peter, Wildmore
Church Activity
The Brothertoft Group (5 churches) and The Sibsey and Carrington Group (4 churches) have one vicar. Services take place at all churches on a regular basis each month when the churches are open. Visitors are always welcome. Services are also led by lay readers and licensed lay preachers, other guest priests as well as Methodist ministers from time to time. Remembrance Services are also organised in November in conjunction with the Royal British Legion. Baptisms, confirmation, weddings, blessings, funerals, burial and interment of ashes may be arranged by the deceased's loved ones by contacting the Vicar or by contacting the Churchwardens.
St Gilbert of Sempringham Church, Brothertoft
St Gilbert of Sempringham Church, Brothertoft
Main Road
Brothertoft
Boston
PE20 3SW
(01205) 750595
Our Mission: Together in Christ. Called to love, to worship and to serve God.
The present church was rebuilt in 1847 by Thomas Gee Esq, Lord of the Manor, and was a chapel of ease to the parish of Kirton until 1922 when it became the parish church and was dedicated to St Gilbert. There was a previous church and the parish records go back to the late 1600s. The church is a Grade II listed building and has a small bell tower.
The parish church is now part of the Church of England "Brothertoft Group" in the Diocese of Lincoln, known as the "Five in the Fen" that also includes:
• All Saints at Holland Fen
• Christ Church at Kirton Holme
• St Peter at Wildmore
• St Margaret of Scotland at Langrick
Church Activity
The Brothertoft Group (5 churches) and The Sibsey and Carrington Group (4 churches) have one vicar. Services take place at all churches on a regular basis each month when the churches are open. Visitors are always welcome. Services are also led by lay readers and licensed lay preachers, other guest priests as well as Methodist ministers from time to time. Remembrance Services are also organised in November in conjunction with the Royal British Legion. Baptisms, confirmation, weddings, blessings, funerals, burial and interment of ashes may be arranged by the deceased's loved ones by contacting the Vicar or by contacting the Churchwardens.
Pubs in Holland Fen with Brothertoft Parish
Boston West Golf Club & Hotel
Hubberts Bridge, Hubberts Bridge, PE20 3QX
(01205) 290670
bostonwest.co.uk