English Heritage sites near Yaxley Parish
LONGTHORPE TOWER
4 miles from Yaxley Parish
Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.
APETHORPE PALACE
10 miles from Yaxley 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
16 miles from Yaxley 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'.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
19 miles from Yaxley Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
19 miles from Yaxley 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.
BUSHMEAD PRIORY
20 miles from Yaxley Parish
Bushmead Priory is a rare survival of the complete refectory of an Augustinian priory, with a fine timber roof and notable 14th century wall paintings.
Churches in Yaxley Parish
St. Peter's Church, Yaxley
Church Street
Yaxley
Peterborough
01733 248690
http://www.saintpeters.co.uk
St. Peter's is a vibrant and growing church in Yaxley, south of Peterborough.
We are an open, contemporary, evangelical church, devoted to loving God and our community. Our aim is to reach out in love and faith into the communities in which we live, work and play. Our desire is to see God's love transform lives, so that all in the Yaxley area would come to believe, trust and hope in Jesus Christ.
We are a friendly church, with growing membership, and lots of young families. There is always something going on to get involved in!
Do come along to praise God within our church family - all are most welcome!!
To find out more, please visit www.saintpeters.co.uk
Pubs in Yaxley Parish
Duck & Drake
Farmers
200 Broadway, Yaxley, PE7 3NT
(01733) 244885
thefarmersyaxley.co.uk/