English Heritage sites near Barrow upon Humber Parish
ST PETER'S CHURCH, BARTON-UPON-HUMBER
2 miles from Barrow upon Humber Parish
Located in North Lincolnshire, St Peter's Church is an archaeological and architectural treasure trove waiting for you to discover. It is home to over 2800 burials from Anglo-Saxon to Victorian times.
THORNTON ABBEY AND GATEHOUSE
4 miles from Barrow upon Humber Parish
Thornton Abbey’s enormous and ornate fortified gatehouse is the largest and amongst the finest of all English Monastic gatehouses.
GAINSTHORPE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
14 miles from Barrow upon Humber Parish
A deserted medieval village, one of the best-preserved examples in England, clearly visible as a complex of grassy humps and bumps.
HOWDEN MINSTER
20 miles from Barrow upon Humber Parish
The elaborately decorated ruins of a 14th-century chancel and chapter house (viewable only from the outside), attached to the still operational cathedral-like minster church.
SKIPSEA CASTLE
22 miles from Barrow upon Humber Parish
An impressive Norman motte and bailey castle, dating from before 1086 and among the first raised in Yorkshire, with the earthworks of an attendant fortified 'borough'.
GAINSBOROUGH OLD HALL
25 miles from Barrow upon Humber Parish
A little-known gem, Gainsborough Old Hall is among the best-preserved medieval manor houses in England. Partly brick and timber-framed, and mainly later 15th century with Elizabethan additions.
Churches in Barrow upon Humber Parish
Holy Trinity
High Street
Barrow-upon-Humber
Lincoln
01652 634855
BARROW OPON HUMBER
On of the first question asked of Churchwardens is "How old is your building?" The answer is really that it is of many ages and it depends where you look. Holy Trinity has passed through many stages in architectural fashion and the degree of loving care lavished upon it through the centuries.
Holy Trinity bears witness to HIM who is the LIVING STONE, JESUS CHRIST A HOUSE OF PRAYER and we would like to, think "Nothing less that the gates of heaven"
As a community, and indeed with all those who visit, there is an opportunity of feeling in union with all who have gone before us, for they, like us, prayed and worshipped here, were baptised, married, and finally their earthly bodies were brought here before being laid to rest.
We hope you will stay awhile within these walls of tranquillity, pause for thought, hold a moment's silence, and so join with that "multitude that no person can number"
who have entered this building as worshippers, visitors and all who have sought and found the holiness of this place of vision for tomorrow.
This is the parish of Barrow upon Humber in the Diocese of Lincoln. Our sister church is Christ Church New Holland. Since 1984 this parish has been a United Benefice with the neighbouring parish church of All Saints, Goxhill and is served by one Priest and a band of extremely hardworking, caring laity.
Our Patron is the Lord Chancellor and the population of the whole United Benefice is in excess of 5000.
There was a church here in Barrow (though not on this site) as far back as 677 in the time of ST CHAD. He had received the Bishopric of Mercia and Lindisfarne and the King, Wulfastan, gave him 50 hides of land to build a monastery. Some trace of this monastery was found some years ago in an excavation in St Chad north east of the church where a plaque outlining the site can be found on the south wall of Number 5 Martin's Close (situated on the east side of St Chad).
Extracts from the excavation can be seen at "Baysgarth Museum" at Barton upon Humber (3 miles west of the village).
It seems likely that the church in existence at the time of ST CHAD was destroyed by invading Danes 871 and that the present building of Holy Trinity began around C1000.
Pubs in Barrow upon Humber Parish
Haven Inn
Ferry Road, Barrow Haven, DN19 7EX
(01469) 530247
thehaveninn.co.uk
Royal Oak
High Street, Barrow-upon-Humber, DN19 7DB
(01469) 531688
royaloakbarrowuponhumber.co.uk
Six Bells
Lords Lane, Barrow-upon-Humber, DN19 7BX
(01469) 533825
sixbellsbarrow.com/home-8023.html