Heritage sites in GREAT GONERBY PARISH

English Heritage sites near Great Gonerby Parish

LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE

21 miles from Great Gonerby Parish

Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.

RUFFORD ABBEY

22 miles from Great Gonerby 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.

TATTERSHALL COLLEGE

23 miles from Great Gonerby 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

26 miles from Great Gonerby 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.

APETHORPE PALACE

28 miles from Great Gonerby 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.

JEWRY WALL

29 miles from Great Gonerby 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 Great Gonerby Parish

St Sebastian

High St/Grantham Road Great Gonerby Grantham
07916-164425
http://www.great-gonerby-church.uk/public/index.php

We are an Evangelical Anglican church located in a village of some 2000+ residents on the northern edge of Grantham - adjacent to the A1. We especially welcome children and families and have a full range of activities for them - including our new creche room.

Our 9:15 a.m Service (2nd and 4th Sundays only) is a more traditional
service of Holy Communion - with hymns and organ. We use Common Worship Order 1.

The 11:00 a.m. service (every Sunday) is more contemporary -- a mixture of hymns and modern songs led by the music group. The 11:00 a.m. Monthly Pattern is:
First Sunday: Holy Communion (+ Children's Sunday Club)
Second Sunday: Morning Prayer (+ Children's Sunday Club)
Third Sunday: Holy Communion (+ Children's Sunday Club)
Fourth Sunday: Morning Prayer (+ Children's Sunday Club)
Fifth Sunday: Holy Communion (alternates between All Saints Barrowby and St.Sebastian's) We especially welcome children and families and have a full range of activities for them - including our new creche room. Sunday Club runs each week for children aged between 4 and 10years. Sunday Club children join in for the first part of the service at 11am before going with the leaders to St.Sebastian's School(adjacent) for an hour of different activities including Bible Stories, Drama, Crafts, Games and Singing. For under 4's we have a glazed Creche room in the church tower area where children can play and their parents still see and hear the service.

Lots more details on our website http://www.great-gonerby-church.uk

and our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/St.SebastiansChurchGreatGonerby

We also offer Church Prayer meetings, Housegroups, Men's Breakfast group and Ladies Lunches and weekly Coffee,Cake and Company on a Friday between 10 and 11am.

The present church stands on the site of an ancient Saxon place of worship. The earliest parts of the church date from the late 12th Century.