Careby
Careby is the principal village in the civil parish of Careby Aunby and Holywell, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.
Careby is the principal village in the civil parish of Careby Aunby and Holywell, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The River West Glen flows through the parish, near Careby, forming part of the parish boundary. In 1921 the parish had a population of 116. On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished to form "Careby, Aunby and Holywell".
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Worth seeing in and around Careby
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01St Medardus and St Gildardus Church, Little Bytham
The church of St Medardus and St Gildardus in Little Bytham, Lincolnshire, England, is a Grade I listed building. It is dedicated to two 6th-century French saints, St Medard and St Gildard; the dedication is unique in the UK. Virtually unknown in Britain, St Medard is still well known in France, with at least 25 towns or villages named after him.
1.8 km · church in Little Bytham, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Bytham Castle
Bytham Castle was a castle in the village of Castle Bytham in Lincolnshire The castle is thought to be of early Norman origin. The earthworks, on a hill above the village, are visible but nothing of the stonework is above ground.
3.7 km · castle in Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Holywell Hall
Holywell Hall is a building of historical significance in Lincolnshire and is listed on the English Heritage Register. The house is in the civil parish of Careby Aunby and Holywell in the district of South Kesteven, south-west Lincolnshire, in England.
2.2 km · country house in Lincolnshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Church of All Saints
All Saints' Church is the Church of England parish church in Pickworth, Rutland. Built in 1821, it is a Grade II listed building.
3.9 km · church building in Pickworth, Rutland, East Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Newell Wood
Newell Wood is a 33.3-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Pickworth in Rutland, adjacent to Lincolnshire Gate. This acid semi-natural woodland is mainly on glacial sands and gravels, but some areas are on clays and siltstones.
2.8 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Rutland, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Stanton's Pit
Stanton's Pit is an 8.05-hectare Local Nature Reserve situated between Little Bytham and Witham-on-the-Hill, villages in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire. It is owned and managed by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.
1.5 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Careby
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 57 km · Birmingham (BHX), 91 km · London Luton (LTN), 96 km
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Careby51 km · quickest by road, 1h 28m · £6–8
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Careby100 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · £12–16
- Luton, Luton → Careby95 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £11–14
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No local-transport research exists yet for Careby
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Careby. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Careby
Careby is 45 km from Leicester, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Pickworthvillage and civil parish in Rutland, England3.8 km
- Witham on the Hillvillage in Lincolnshire, England, UK3.2 km
- Carlbyvillage in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England, UK3.9 km
- Castle Bythamvillage in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, UK3.8 km
- Little Bythamvillage in South Kesteven1.7 km
- Careby Aunby and Holywellcivil parish in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England, UK800 m