English Heritage sites near Kirtling Parish
MOULTON PACKHORSE BRIDGE
5 miles from Kirtling Parish
A pretty four-arched late medieval bridge, spanning the River Kennett on the old route from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds.
BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY
11 miles from Kirtling Parish
The extensive remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England, shrine of St Edmund.
ISLEHAM PRIORY CHURCH
11 miles from Kirtling Parish
Isleham Priory Church is the best example in England of a small Norman Benedictine priory church, surviving in a surprisingly unaltered state despite later conversion into a barn.
DENNY ABBEY AND THE FARMLAND MUSEUM
14 miles from Kirtling Parish
Denny Abbey has a unique and fascinating history still traceable in the building and interpreted for visitors by graphic panels.
DUXFORD CHAPEL
14 miles from Kirtling Parish
A modest but complete and attractive 14th-century chantry chapel, perhaps originally a hospital.
AUDLEY END HOUSE AND GARDENS
16 miles from Kirtling Parish
One of England's finest country houses, Audley End is also a mansion with a difference. Enjoy a great day out.
Churches in Kirtling Parish
Kirtling, All Saints
Kirtling Road, Kirtling
Kirtling
Cambridge
http://www.cheveleygroup.org
By 1251 there was a church in Kirtling. It is quite probable that an earlier church existed on the site, as Kirtling was a well-established estate by the time of the conquest. The church has many notable and interesting features, such as a Norman doorway and window, erpendicular and plain round arches with octagonal piers, many memorials, in particular to
the North family, and eight fine hatchments The church and churchyard are well cared for by parishioners, who do the cleaning, flower arranging, and grass cutting. Kirtling church is always open as a place for prayer and quiet reflection.
Due to a generous legacy, the church building is now being re-ordered to include a kitchen and toilet, new heating and a vestry for the clergy and choir.
The Friends of All Saints, Kirtling, hold an Annual gathering, and organise lectures and concerts in aid of the maintenance of this historic church.
One of the highlights of the year is the Christmas Concert, a seasonal concert of great merit, offered by the partnership choir.
Pubs in Kirtling Parish
Red Lion
214 The Street, Kirtling, CB8 9PD
(01638) 731976
theredlionkirtling.co.uk