English Heritage sites near Rolleston Parish
RUFFORD ABBEY
10 miles from Rolleston Parish
The best-preserved remains of a Cistercian abbey west cloister range in England, dating mainly from about 1170. Incorporated into part of a 17th century and later mansion, set in Rufford Country Park.
LINCOLN MEDIEVAL BISHOPS' PALACE
19 miles from Rolleston Parish
Standing almost in the shadow of Lincoln cathedral, with sweeping views over the ancient city and the countryside beyond.
HARDWICK OLD HALL
19 miles from Rolleston Parish
The remodelled family home of Bess of Hardwick, one of the richest and most remarkable women of Elizabethan England, stands beside the New Hall she raised later in the 1590s.
BOLSOVER CASTLE
21 miles from Rolleston Parish
'By an unlikely miracle, the keep at Bolsover has survived into this century as an almost untouched expression in stone of the lost world of Elizabethan chivalry and romance.'
BOLSOVER CUNDY HOUSE
21 miles from Rolleston Parish
This charming cottage-like 17th-century conduit house, with vaulted stone-slab roof, once supplied water to Bolsover Castle.
SUTTON SCARSDALE HALL
22 miles from Rolleston Parish
The imposing shell of a grandiose Georgian mansion built in 1724-29, with an immensely columned exterior. Roofless since 1919, when its interiors were dismantled and some exported to America.
Churches in Rolleston Parish
Holy Trinity, Rolleston
Station Road
Rolleston
Southwell
077 200 100 66
http://www.rollestonchurch.org.uk
HOLY TRINITY, ROLLESTON with FISKERTON
Parish: Holy Trinity, Rolleston with Fiskerton (joint benefice with Upton and Morton)
Population: Rolleston approximately 124 households
Electoral Roll Number: 31
Deanery: Newark and Southwell
This small village is a thriving community close to the Minster town of Southwell, and some 6 miles from Newark on Trent. The parish is part of the jount benefices known as The West Trent Group of Churches.
The vicar is Phl White, whi has been in post since October 2015
There are very full details of the church, its history and local links on the website www.rollestonchurch.org.uk
The church itself dates back to Saxon times, but is basically a Norman church with some alter additions. It is Grade 1 listed.
Pubs in Rolleston Parish
Dapper Spaniel
Staythorpe Road, Rolleston, NG23 5SG
(01636) 814358
thecrownatrolleston.co.uk