Best of East Midlands
The 17 best cathedrals in East Midlands
Our curated top 17 cathedrals in East Midlands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 30 cathedrals see the full cathedrals index for East Midlands.
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Lincoln Cathedral
Lincolnshire
World's tallest building 1311–1549; holds a Magna Carta and the famous Lincoln Imp.
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Owston Augustinian Abbey with six fishponds, a gatehouse and boundary
Leicestershire
Details The monument at Owston is situated on the relatively high ground of east Leicestershire and includes an Augustinian abbey with six fishponds, the below ground remains of a gatehouse, and a bou
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Croxton Abbey and associated remains
Leicestershire
Details The monument at Croxton is situated 2km south-west of the village of Croxton Kerrial and extends for over 1km along a small valley. The site includes the remains of a Premonstratensian abbey w
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Merevale Abbey, a Cistercian monastery, associated water control features and industrial remains
Warwickshire
Details The monument includes two areas situated at the junction of two small valleys, approximately 1.2km to the west of Atherstone. The central part of the monument includes the ruins of two convent
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Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey Farm
Details The monument includes the known extent of the buried and earthwork remains of the Premonstratensian abbey of Sulby, located in a broad valley on either side of the River Avon. Also included ar
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Leicester Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, also known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. One of the city cen
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Lincoln Medieval Bishop's Palace
Lincolnshire
The Old Bishop's Palace is a historic visitor attraction in the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire. When it was first built, in the late 12th century, it was at the centre of the vast Diocese of Lincoln, w
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The Lawn, Lincoln
Lincolnshire
The Lawn is an early nineteenth century Greek revival building on Union Road, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, 0.3 miles (0.5 km) to the west of Lincoln Cathedral. The complex features a walled gard
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Southwell Minster
Nottinghamshire
Southwell Minster — a Grade I-listed cathedral in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Derby Cathedral
Derby Cathedral — a Grade I-listed cathedral in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
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St Peter & St Paul, Syston
Leicestershire
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Syston is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Syston, Leicestershire.
