Discover Nassington

Nassington brings together historic buildings, archaeological traces and nature. When planning your stay, you can focus on the visits that interest you most: church architecture and local history, or the nature walks and events organised by Nassington Nature throughout the parish.

Church architecture and archaeological traces

The Church of St Mary the Virgin and All Saints dates from the 11th to the 14th century. A date stone from 1640 is set in its tower spire. The building comprises a multi-aisled nave, a chancel, a west tower and a south porch. These terms describe the church’s different sections: the nave forms the larger part of the church, while the chancel is a distinct part of the interior. The materials also give a clear picture of the building: the church is made of regularly dressed limestone and limestone ashlar; its roofs are of lead and Collyweston slate.

The archaeological finds add evidence of other periods to this building history. During restoration work in 1883, an Anglo-Saxon cross shaft was discovered near the foundations of the church’s west wall. East of Fotheringhay Road was an early Anglo-Saxon cemetery, in use approximately from 410 to 600. The cemetery was probably destroyed by gravel extraction.

Prebendal Manor and Nassington House

The history of The Prebendal Manor goes back to King Cnut. The property is open to the public by prior appointment. The site’s archaeological history also includes different building phases: excavations inside the 13th-century stone hall uncovered a late Anglo-Saxon timber hall. The two dates therefore refer to different finds—the stone hall and the timber hall uncovered beneath it.

Another historic building is Nassington House, a 17th-century building of regularly coursed limestone with a Collyweston slate roof. It is listed Grade II. The two houses therefore offer different ways to explore local history: at Prebendal Manor, the focus is on a history reaching back to King Cnut and the excavated building phases; Nassington House can be understood through its date, materials and listing.

Nature in the parish and finding your way around

The parish of Nassington includes open spaces, fields, hedgerows, woods, rivers and streams. Nassington Nature organises nature walks and other events there. One current focus for the organisation is the churchyard of St Mary’s. For travellers interested in nature and landscape, this offers a different perspective on Nassington from its historic buildings; the two topics can be considered separately when planning, without presenting them as a single route.

The start and end points of the Blue Plaque Route are specified: it begins at Station House at the lower end of the village and ends at the Cricket Club. This gives you two specific points of reference for this aspect of local history. Together with the focus on the churchyard and the nature walks organised in the parish, they offer a selection of different topics for your stay. Choose the aspects that interest you most when planning your trip, then find a hotel in Nassington that suits your plans.

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