English Heritage sites near Islip Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Islip Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Islip Parish
Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS
1000 miles from Islip Parish
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
HARRY'S WALLS
1000 miles from Islip Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Islip Parish
You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
CROMWELL'S CASTLE
1000 miles from Islip Parish
The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.
Churches in Islip Parish
St Nicholas, Islip
School Lane
Islip
Peterborough
01832 734614
https://www.tdichurches.co.uk
St Nicholas church is part of the Benefice of Thrapston, Denford and Islip. It provides a more traditional and liturgical style of worship compared to the more relaxed and family friendly worship in Thrapston. However all the churches have an emphasis on clear bible teaching to help us grow as faithful followers of Jesus Christ.
See our website for more details
The building goes back to the 11th Century, it has been changed and added to over time but is a magnificent grade 1 listed church that overlooks the Village of Islip. There are connections with America including with the Washington family and John Nicholl who was the ancester of the first Mayor of New York who set up the setlement of Islip in America. Pilgrims from America occasionally visit Islip Chuch to pay their respects to their ancestors.
Pubs in Islip Parish
Islip Working Mens Club
Islip Working Mens Club, Islip
Rose & Crown
The building was built in 1691 and now has a Collyweston slate roof. The Nene Valley Way running right through the car park. The modernised L-shaped bar features wooden parquet flooring and is extended through several rooms.
The pub is now...
Woolpack Inn
6 Kettering Road, Islip, NN14 3JU
(01832) 732578
thewoolpackinnislip.co.uk/