English Heritage sites near Thwing Parish
BURTON AGNES MANOR HOUSE
6 miles from Thwing Parish
A medieval manor house interior, with a rare and well preserved Norman undercroft and a 15th-century roof, all encased in brick during the 17th and 18th centuries.
SCARBOROUGH CASTLE
11 miles from Thwing Parish
With its 3,000 year history, stunning location and panoramic views over the Yorkshire coastline, Scarborough Castle is one of the finest tourist attractions in the North.
WHARRAM PERCY DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
12 miles from Thwing Parish
The most famous and intensively studied of Britain's 3,000 or so deserted medieval villages, Wharram Percy occupies a remote but attractive site in a beautiful Wolds valley.
SKIPSEA CASTLE
12 miles from Thwing 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'.
PICKERING CASTLE
17 miles from Thwing Parish
This splendid 13th century castle was used as a royal hunting lodge, holiday home and stud farm by a succession of medieval kings.
KIRKHAM PRIORY
19 miles from Thwing Parish
Beautifully placed between the city of York and the town of Malton, the riverside ruins of Kirkham Priory are set in the beautiful Derwent valley near the Yorkshire Wolds.