St Medardus and St Gildardus Church

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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. Gildard, thought to be his brother, is less well known. The village fête is held annually on or near St Medard's feast day, 8 June. ()

Coordinates: 52°45'2"N, 0°30'3"W

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St Medardus and St Gildardus Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Abbey Lawn, Woolsthorpe Manor, The Olive Branch and Beech House, Grimsthorpe Castle.

5.4 miE
Outdoor activities, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Abbey Lawn, Bourne
139 min walk • The Abbey Lawn in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, is a centrally located space used as the principal recreation ground in the town. The cricket, tennis, bowls, pétanque, and football clubs play their home fixtures here.
6.7 miNW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Woolsthorpe Manor, Grantham
172 min walk • Woolsthorpe Manor in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, is the birthplace and was the family home of Sir Isaac Newton. He was born there on 25 December 1642. At that time, it was a yeoman's farmstead, principally rearing sheep.
2.9 miSW
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Olive Branch and Beech House, Oakham
75 min walk • The Olive Branch is a public house and restaurant located in the Rutland village of Clipsham. Clipsham is close to the A1, near Stamford, Lincolnshire. As of 2008, the restaurant holds one star in the Michelin Guide. Beech House, across the road from The Olive Branch, offers six luxury bedrooms and suites.
3.5 miNE
Park, Forts and castles, Garden
Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne
90 min walk • Grimsthorpe Castle is a country house in Lincolnshire, England 4 miles north-west of Bourne on the A151. It lies within a 3,000 acre park of rolling pastures, lakes, and woodland landscaped by Capability Brown.
1.5 miW
Village, City hall
Castle Bytham
40 min walk • Castle Bytham is a village and civil parish of around 300 houses in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It is located 9 miles north of Stamford and 9 miles west of Bourne.The population was measured at 768 in 317 households at the 2011 census.
5.3 miE
Monastery, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Bourne Abbey, Bourne
137 min walk • Bourne Abbey and the Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is a scheduled Grade I church in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. The building remains in parochial use, despite the 16th-century Dissolution, as the nave was used by the parish, probably from the time of the foundation of the abbey in 1138.
4.8 miS
Historical place, Theater, Concerts and shows
Tolethorpe Hall, Stamford
123 min walk • Tolethope Hall in the parish of Little Casterton, Rutland, England, PE9 4BH is a country house near Stamford, Lincolnshire at grid reference TF023104. It is now the location of the Rutland Theatre of the Stamford Shakespeare Company.
5.5 miS
Church
St Peter's Church
141 min walk • St Peter's Church, Tickencote is a Church of England parish church in Tickencote, Rutland. Apart from the chancel arch and the sexpartite vaulting in the chancel, which are Norman and date from the mid 12th century, the building was rebuilt in 1792 at the expense of Miss Eliza Wingfield by the architect Samuel Pepys Cockerell.
5.2 miE
Forts and castles
Bourne Castle, Bourne
133 min walk • Bourne Castle was in the market town of Bourne in southern Lincolnshire. A Norman castle was built by Baldwin FitzGilbert. In medieval times there was motte and double bailey castle which formed an unusual concentric plan.
4.4 miN
Church
St John the Evangelist's Church
112 min walk • St John the Evangelist's Church is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church dedicated to John the Evangelist, in Corby Glen, Lincolnshire, England. The church is 9 miles south-east of Grantham, and in the South Kesteven Lincolnshire Vales. It is noted in particular for its 14th- and 15th-century medieval wall paintings.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Twyford Wood
129 min walk • Twyford Wood, formerly known as Twyford Forest, is a commercial wood around grid reference SK948230 in Lincolnshire owned by the Forestry Commission, England, an agency of the British Government and managed by its subsidiary, Forest Enterprise.